Sunday, January 29, 2017

Do It! Image Post(Revised)

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. 

1 comment:

  1. Nail on a tongue might work for something slightly disturbing.

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