Category Archives: Metaphors
Never Cut What You Can Untie
Recently on the Conflict Coaching Guild on LinkedIn I asked members if they would share idioms, phrases, metaphors and other expressions on conflict that they like. There are many I had not heard of and one of those is the … Continue reading →
Wave the White Flag
In a recent blog I spoke about the olive branch as a symbol of peace. Another symbol of peace we often think of is the white flag. According to Wikipedia: “The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request … Continue reading →
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
When it comes to some interpersonal conflicts the expression let sleeping dogs lie may be used to mean “to leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past”. Certainly … Continue reading →
Upsetting the Applecart
When we accuse someone of upsetting the applecart we generally think that person is causing trouble and creating difficulties by doing or saying something that challenges the status quo. Of the four variations of the source of the expression that … Continue reading →
Driving a Wedge Between People
As you may know, the phrase driving a wedge between people describes the act of causing people to oppose or turn against one another – to spoil their relationship. This expression seems to be used when referring to what a … Continue reading →
