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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Idiom Gluttony



Good Morning, all!  The creative marvels over at Elephant’s Child have once again delivered the goods with Wednesday Words!  Be sure to check it out – but first, here’s my take:

Hello there! Pull up a chair; take a load off and lend me your ear. The beans I’m about to spill may make you keel over but it won’t do to beat around the bush. It was in the cards, you know. Sitting on the fence was never going to seal the deal, and though a few did throw in the towel, most weren’t inclined to jump ship and now it’s been set in stone: donkeys can sleep in bathtubs! There, there now, it makes no sense to cry over spilt milk.  And before you go off half-cocked beware the ides of March who would have you seeking any port in a storm just to bury your head in the sand. Well, that’s it in a nutshell, and I’d like you to keep this under your hat please, don’t let on you heard it straight from the horse’s mouth.

Care to give it a try? Have you ever been bowled over by inspiration? Do you keep all your eggs in one basket?

14 comments:

  1. Hi, dear Diedre!

    You're batting a thousand, dear friend! This is another fun writing exercise and you did a great job with it. I make liberal use of idioms in my blog writing because, as you know, I enjoy a casual, conversational and humorous style of writing to straight reportage.

    Enjoy the rest of your week, dear friend Diedre!

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    1. Hi Shady!
      I'll take your comment on my idioms to heart since you make such terrific use of them yourself, my friend ;-)
      Hope your week is wonderful!

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  2. Hoots of mirth.
    English is such a complicated language. Thank you for playing, and for the shout-out.

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    1. Hi there!
      Glad you enjoyed;-) The thanks go to you for providing such fun inspiration!

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  3. What a fun exercise, Diedre! And that picture of that horse is a hoot!

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    1. Hi Quanie!
      It was a really fun exercise!
      I thought that cutie-pie grin might pique a little interest ;-)

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  4. Ha! What fun. I just edited a story for a client where one character said "on the fence". Since the main character was innocent and didn't know meanings for many things, I suggested she have her character ask what he meant because he wasn't sitting on a fence. :P

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    1. Funny you mention it, Chrys because as I was doing this exercise it did occur to me that perhaps other regions have their own sayings and how interesting it would be to find out ;-)
      That was a great suggestion to give your client!

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  5. Did you leave any out? Fun read for sure.

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    1. Ha! I may have missed a couple, Ann:-) I'm glad you enjoyed and pleased you stopped by.

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  6. Good job. Wow. I don't think I'd be nearly as good at that!

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    1. Thanks, Stephanie! Shucks, as it's what I've heard all my life, the challenge was creating a quick story:-) I bet you'd be surprised how well you would do.

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    1. Gosh Kelly, coming from you, I am honored:-) Thank you!

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