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Clichés Upgraded – Part X

Here we go, another batch of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • Did you hear about the horticultural investor who had mixed feelings about his account portfolio growing like a weed?
  • He couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn because of endless respect for its interior wall hangings (more…)

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Clichés Upgraded – Part IX

And yet again, a batch of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • If we had three of them, getting off on the wrong foot wouldn’t be a big problem
  • I know a show-off ballplayer who will play any position, and he’ll handle it with kid gloves (more…)

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In the Black

Today is ‘Black Friday’.

Unlike conventional associations with the word black, outside of its description as a colour (notwithstanding the view that black represents an absence of colour), today’s version means seeing green ($$$) for retailers and perhaps a rainbow of high and low emotions for shoppers. (more…)

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Clichés Upgraded – Part VIII

Yet again, a batch of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • Eight auto workers being let go while standing on the front hood of a truck is firing on all cylinders
  • Get out of Dodge and go into another auto maker’s vehicle if that makes you happy (more…)

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Even Yet Still More Clichés Upgraded

Here’s even yet another batch of enlivened examples (with the original in italics):

  • The fee free nature of his emotional roller coaster means he’s saving money at theme parks
  • A good rule of thumb is not to stick it out near dogs eating protectively (more…)

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