Original Cliché Metaphors
Useless as tits on a bull.(Original) Sink or swim.(Revision)
Like speaking to a brick wall.(Original) Throw in the
towel.(Revision)
In a jiffy.
Cat got your tongue?
It’s the moment of truth.
Older than dirt.
Nail on the head.
I’m on a roll.
Let’s cut to the chase.
Cry me a river.
That really grinds my gears.
Money to burn.
Switched Metaphors
Useless as tits on a bull, Older than dirt = Useless as
dirt, Older than tits on a bull(Original)
Sink or swim, Cry me a river = Sink or river, Cry me a
swim(Revision)
In a jiffy, I’m on a roll = In a roll, I’m on a jiffy
Cat got your tongue?, Nail on the head = Cat got your head?,
Nail on the tongue
Like speaking to a brick wall, Cry me a river = Like
speaking to a river, Cry me a brick wall(Original)
Throw in the towel, Older than dirt = Throw in the dirt,
Older than towel(Revision)
It’s the moment of truth, That really grinds my gears = It’s
the moment of gears, That really grinds my truth
Let’s cut to the chase, Money to burn = Let’s cut to the
burn, Money to chase
Metaphor Described Literally
That really grinds my gears, I think they might need some
oiling.
Nail on a tongue might work for something slightly disturbing.
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