Lay the ghost to rest

Posted by ESC on July 16, 2006

In Reply to: Lay the ghost to rest posted by PompeyPwn on July 16, 2006

: What are other phrases like 'Lay the ghost to rest' about feeling the need to have to do something in order to get over something which has happened in the past.

: I'm sure there are more, one in particular I am trying to think of

Let the dead bury the dead. See: www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 3 messages 18.html

Then there's my personal favorite:

TWO TEARS IN A BUCKET - An expression of dismissal by Lady Chablis, a transvestite entertainer in the film (based on the book) "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil":

The Lady Chablis: It's like my mother always said: "Two tears in a bucket, motherf**k it."

John Kelso: Hmm. I'll have to remember that one.

• Lay the ghost to rest ESC 16/July/06
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