Metaphor used to describe a person that is attempting to avoid and delay answering questions being posed to them by replying with answers not related to the questions being asked.
During the police interrogation of the suspect, Sean, the young Irish cop, grew tired and shouted, "Okay, it's time to stop dancing around the barn, either give us the answers or go to jail!"
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A self-contained phrase that states something is indisputably right during any kind of disagreement.
After debating for hours, Julie said to Mike, "No matter what you say, I will always know tennis balls are yellow, not green. Twice up the barrel, once down the side."
by Okaymegan February 18, 2013
Get the Twice up the barrel, once down the side mug.A phrase taken from a popular joke. To say someone is "in the barrel" or "taking a turn in the barrel" means it's their turn to do an unpleasant task or to suffer an unpleasant experience. The joke is as follows:
A sailor on a Navy ship had been out to sea for weeks, and was beginning to go through sex withdrawals. Fed up with the lack of sex, he asked one of his shipmates what he did when the pressure was too much to take.
"Well, there's a barrel with a hole in it near the mop storage. When it gets to be too much for us, we use that."
So the sailor went over to the barrel and decided to give it a go. Finding it was better than he'd expected, he began using it regularly, and his problems seemed to vanish.
After a couple of weeks, his commanding officer began to take notice, and said, "You seem to be a lot more relaxed. What's your secret?"
The sailor, embarrassed to give a straight answer, simply said he'd been getting better rest.
"Well good, sailor. You're going to need it," replied the officer. "Today's your turn in the barrel."
"Well, there's a barrel with a hole in it near the mop storage. When it gets to be too much for us, we use that."
So the sailor went over to the barrel and decided to give it a go. Finding it was better than he'd expected, he began using it regularly, and his problems seemed to vanish.
After a couple of weeks, his commanding officer began to take notice, and said, "You seem to be a lot more relaxed. What's your secret?"
The sailor, embarrassed to give a straight answer, simply said he'd been getting better rest.
"Well good, sailor. You're going to need it," replied the officer. "Today's your turn in the barrel."
by Talmanes December 10, 2004
Get the in the barrel mug.Frank was so ex military that every day he set aside enough time to fastidiously clean the barracks.
by capt jb August 1, 2008
Get the clean the barracks mug.When playing the card game euchre and one team has obtained nine tricks or points, one teammate does the following:
1. announce to opponents and partner "Dude! we're in the barn!"
2. balance the scorecards on ears (one on each)
3. link fingers together and outstretch hands with thumbs facing down, thus allowing their teammate across to "milk" his/her thumbs
4. both teammates moo similtaneously
1. announce to opponents and partner "Dude! we're in the barn!"
2. balance the scorecards on ears (one on each)
3. link fingers together and outstretch hands with thumbs facing down, thus allowing their teammate across to "milk" his/her thumbs
4. both teammates moo similtaneously
"Dude we're in the barn!"
"Fuck, my ears are too small to balance the cards"
"Oh well..."
"Mooooooooo"
"Fuck, my ears are too small to balance the cards"
"Oh well..."
"Mooooooooo"
by Chelse :-* November 30, 2005
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