Shake the money tree in a wine cave

Fancy political fundraisers for rich donors. In 2019 photos surfaced in which Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, IN was seated with rich donors in a Napa valley wine cave for a fundraising event. During Dec. 2019 debate, Elizabeth Warren attacked Buttigieg for appealing to rich donors instead of grassroots supporters by using this imagery. A few minute later, Andrew Yang stated his campaign reform policy would increase women and minority elected to offices around the country because "they don't have to shake the money tree in a wine cave", gesturing to Buttigieg.

You will have many many more women run for office because they don't have to shake the money tree in a wine cave.

by YangAlltheWay December 21, 2019

Who killed my banana tree

A term used when someone does something you don’t like. Could also be used like “you killed my banana tree” when confronting someone who hurt your feelings. This term was first used in “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe. The main character okonkwo yells this at his family when he finds out his banana tree is dead

Margret you really killed my banana tree

Who killed my banana tree?

This test is killing my banana tree

by SmigglesWiggles May 18, 2021

Licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup

Idiom; to attempt an ill-advised, mildly unpleasant shortcut to avoid a more complicated process, with a high probability of failure. The idiom itself is an example of such an experience, since licking trees is unpleasant, and even maple trees rarely taste sweet just by licking the bark. The idiom also implies that tried and true methods, rather than blind experimentation, yield better results. Drilling into the trunk of a maple tree with a tap, is the correct way to obtain maple syrup.

"Kicking the car to try and make it start again won't work. That's just licking a tree and hoping for maple syrup, honestly. Let's call a tow truck instead."

by missroxyspamcake August 27, 2020

Picking Fruit Off The Beef Tree

To have male homosexual tendencies

This new guy started at work, and man he is definitely picking fruit off the beef tree!!!

by Smash Brown March 24, 2005

Inverted South Dakotian Palm Tree

Involves 5 girls in a circle all lying on their backs with their legs spread eagle. Then a guy in a handstand is slowly rotated by two other guys in the middle of the circle, And procedes to pleasure all the girls with his tongue.
(To this day has still never been done.)

Dude last night we almost had enough drunk chicks to attempt a Inverted South Dakotian Palm Tree but Bill couldn't stay in a fucking handstand.

by Bernard the wet slapper January 21, 2008

Plant two trees with one seed

Getting two things done at once.

We are planning a trip to California this summer, while we are there we are going to visit my parents. This way we can

'plant two trees with one seed'.

by 1 Love July 11, 2010

Can't see the forest through the trees.

When a person focuses too much on small detail (trees), and misses the big picture (forest).

Stressed out person on vacation: "we have to awake at 4:00am, eat breakfast at 5:00am, goto the tour at 6:00am, arrive at the park 1 hour later, buy this, see that, go here, go there... are you writing this down!"

me: "how about, I'm on vacation, I'll be resting and meet you for lunch."

me behind the other person's back: "yikes, that person Can't see the forest through the trees."

by johncoleman83 March 16, 2017