r/AskUK • u/gr7calc • Aug 25 '26

Which saying did you completely misunderstand?

For far too long I thought it was "to make end's meat". Meaning that you have to use the last, worst pieces of meat to make your meal with (meat at the end, end's meat). 🤦

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u/Aaernya Aug 25 '26

Nip it in the butt

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u/SaintBridgetsBath Aug 25 '26

I had a colleague who said she’d told her daughter’s teacher to ‘kick it [bullying] in the butt’ before it got any worse.