Simplified Summer Series Again–Fast Fact part 3

I’m doing the short and sweet posts for the summer again. I know I’m not going to be able to keep up otherwise. I’ve been terrible at it anyhow. This time, I’m doing a fast fact about Aviandria.

There are a few figures of speech and phrases unique to Aviandria. A couple examples would be:

“(Subject) stands out like a roc in a chicken coop.” Of course, meaning, someone or something is very visible or different than the normal. For example, someone might say, “That hat makes her stand out like a roc in a chicken coop.”

“Not by a down or a pinfeather.” A piece of down from a roc might be somewhat large, but it is much smaller than one of their pinfeathers, which can be about as tall as a full-grown man. This is meaning that something is definitely not. Not even close. It isn’t even the tiniest bit (down) or a lot (pinfeather) close. And example might be, “Canned spinach is not my favorite food. Not by a down or a pinfeather.”

And the last one I’ll share here is, “To the Outer Isles and beyond,” which is kind of like the equivalent of our “to the moon and back.” The outer isles are a few islands off the coast of Aviandria. It is considered pointless to sail further out to sea past them, as there isn’t any land close enough for people’s comfort. The few ships that have tried it don’t return. It can mean two things. It can be an indicator of a nearly impossible amount, as in “I love you to the Outer Isles and beyond.” It can also mean someone would go far out of their way, like, “I’d go to the Outer Isles and beyond for her.”

What are some of your favorite figures of speech or expressions that have interesting meanings?