Count your losses
Posted: October 30, 2013 Filed under: blessings, count | Tags: blended idioms, count your blessings, cut your losses, expressions, humor, language, malaphors, mixed idioms, Tomato, words Leave a commentThis beauty comes from Sarah Hodges: “My husband and I were discussing the coming frost and my still-green
tomatoes. He told me to “count my losses” and just pick them green.” This is a mash up of “cut your losses” (do something to stop further losses) and I believe “count your blessings” (grateful for any small benefit, particularly in a difficult situation). Hey, a green tomato is better than no tomato, right?
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