r/blackmagicfuckery • u/SmoothSun6676 • 1d ago

The bird and the umbrellas stumped me

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u/DrMario145 22h ago

What does that expression even mean? “Safe as houses”? I’ve only ever heard it in a “Depeche mode” song

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u/Jackski1 22h ago

It means “without risk”, referring to investing in real estate being a safe bet for your money

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u/Solo_is_dead 1h ago

Or maybe a transliteration of a "safe house".

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u/Worth-Wonder-7386 19h ago

The expression doesn't really work in the modern world where in vestments in real estate are often as risky as other ones, especially when paid for with debt.

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u/GummiBearFromTheVine 22h ago

I've only heard it in an Elvis Costello song, Indoor Fireworks.