Meaning: take that, examples Rewrite 1: take a bite of that and see how easy it is to swallow Rewrite 2: chew on that one for a while Rewrite 3: wrestle with that for a bit Rewrite 4: step in that and see how it feels
Comment: There’s a “do this and see how you like it” quality to this cliché, maybe even a tinge of revenge.
More reading about clichés What I found when I googled “clichés”: • Adverjism: Is there a copywriter’s bible of advertising clichés as must-includes? British sourced.
posted by Booksville Bookclub at 1:51 PM on Nov 5, 2005
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