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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Idiomatically speaking (writing game four-in-one)

Idiomatically speaking

Happy go lucky, back off, fuck off, be off, back up, bang on, be there, be there or be square, be-all, end-all, be yourself, be there for me, beat up, been had, been got at, beg off, beg to differ, bend over backwards, bet on, better off, better late than never, bite off more than you can chew, blasted, blast you, cheap trick, bloody well, blow up, calm down, blurt out, bowl me over, branch out, break away, break into, break off, break down, bring up, broke, brush up on, browbeat, buckle down, buckle under, buckle up, burn up, burned, buy into, by and large, by the by, call for, call up, call on, call off, carry it off, catch up on, catch up with, cheesed off, clam up, clear out, clear up, come across, come alive, zonked.


Idiomatically speaking

Happy go lucky, back off, fuck off, be off, back up, bang on, be there, be there or be square, be-all, end-all, be yourself, be there for me, beat up, been had, been got at, beg off, beg to differ, bend over backwards, bet on, better off, better late than never, bite off more than you can chew, blasted, blast you, cheap manoeuvre, bloody well, blow up, calm down, blurt out, bowl me over, branch out, break away, break into, break off, break down, bring up, broke, brush up on, browbeat, buckle down, buckle under, buckle up, burn up, burned, buy into, by and larg, by the by, call for, call up, call on, call off, carry it off, catch up on, catch up with, cheesed off, clam up, clear out, clear up, come across, come alive, zonked.

3 comments:

  1. A critique on the frequent use of idioms in writing without saying much - a cheap trick lacking innovation. Just like this is a cheap avoidance manoeuvre in looking up lots of nouns! So, this piece of is also self-referential.

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  2. Would have been more fun if 'cheap trick' had become 'cheap tricot'...

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