stick (one's) spoon in the wall



stick (one's) spoon in the wall

1. To move into a new place of residence. The phrase refers to an outdated practice of hanging a pouch for small tools on the wall of one's home. A: "Has she stuck her spoon in the wall?" B: "Yes, and she seems to be settling into her new place nicely."
2. To die. Did you hear that Walter stuck his spoon in the wall? What a shame. I think the funeral is next Tuesday.
See also: spoon, stick, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Majda-Slovene, Croatian
CaydenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Jie-Chinese
Amber['æmbə]
RudolfROO-dawlf (German), RUW-dawlf (Polish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Arm
Seymour['si:mɔ:]