# Looking for idioms about experience **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 15, 2017, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677 "2017-11-15T09:30:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/42 "2017-11-18T12:42:44Z")
From _The Godfather_ > [@Moe Greene](#): > > I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders! ---
**Author:** ![Onthefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de053/32.png) [@Onthefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onthefly)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/43 "2017-11-18T20:35:00Z")
A USMC Gunnery Sergeant used to regularly tell me, “l’be been through more sea bags than you’ve been through socks.” ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/44 "2017-11-19T06:01:46Z")
Never get in a pissing contest with a serious beer drinker. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/45 "2017-11-19T11:55:19Z")
My father often said, “Don’t get your meat where you get your potatoes.” Thanks dad? ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/46 "2017-11-19T13:14:33Z")
I don’t know if it’s an idiom, because I’m the only one I ever heard say it, but I’d tell people, “I’ve got work boots older than you.” and after a glance down; “I think I’m wearing them.” ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/47 "2017-11-19T13:30:42Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Never get in a pissing contest with a serious beer drinker. Like this? [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4958128&postcount=6](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4958128&postcount=6) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/48 "2017-11-19T15:21:57Z")
I am aware of the contradictions and paradoxes of paremiology, but I’m just curious: What does one reply to ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/49 "2017-11-19T15:29:13Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > I am aware of the contradictions and paradoxes of paremiology, but I’m just curious: > What does one reply to ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? “It’s not my dog!” 😃 Don’t shit where you eat. Don’t shit on my cupcake and call it frosting. (Apologies for the vulgarities.) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/50 "2017-11-19T19:36:39Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > I am aware of the contradictions and paradoxes of paremiology, but I’m just curious: > What does one reply to ‘you can’t teach an old dog new tricks’? How about: Oh yeah? Just watch and try to keep up, oh young and foolish one. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677/51 "2017-11-19T21:06:42Z")
Experience is what you get, when you don’t get what you want. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-idioms-about-experience/801677.md?page=2)