"near miss" is another.
I'm going to start a campaign...
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Incorrect and dodgy similies (one for the pedants)
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Posted 6 months ago #
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He whisked off her shoes and panties in one movement, wild like an enraged shark, his bulky totem beating a seductive rhythm. Mary's body felt like it was burning, even though the room was properly air-conditioned. They tried all the positions: on top, doggy, and normal. Exhausted, they collapsed on to the recently extended sofa bed. Then a hellbeast ate them.
Garth Marenghi
Posted 6 months ago # -
slightly OT but...
any superlative followed by 'unique' really gets my goat.
As does the now common usage of 'exception proves the rule' when any fool knows that the 'prove' in this case refers to testing, not providing proof.
Posted 6 months ago # -
'Sweating like a badger in a sack' is fairly unpleasant.
Posted 6 months ago # -
Near miss is okay. It was a miss, but the two parties were very near to each other. Simple.
And deserts miss rain. The rain mostly goes somewhere else, hence they miss it.
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surely the rain misses the desert, thats why its a desert?
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'colder than a well-diggers ass'
Clearly Tom Waits has never dug a well in the desert (unless at night)...?
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