The dust you kick up is too fine
To try, in vain, to draw attention to yourself.
[source: Sunset Rubdown]
To be the first in the river and the last to swim
Being the first to know about/start something yet the last to indulge in/master/finish it.
[source: Strand of Oaks]
To get off one's cross
To stop revering someone or look to someone as the answer to all problems.
[source: Felt]
To like one's poetry, but hate one's poems
Used to describe people who do not live up to their potential.
[source: Trash Can Sinastras]
To like to linedance
Wanting everything to be structured and organized.
[source: Silver Jews]
To not pull punches, but not push the river
Having no qualms in saying what you think, yet refraining from adding insult upon insult.
[source: Van Morrison]
To try to fool old friends with limousines
Outward appearances do not deceive people who have known each other long.
[source: The Thrills]
