I is funny to realize how many ways exist to say the same thing, it is like having different dimensions to travel thought the universe of understanding.
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Meaning: dancing around nervously Rewrite 1: nervous as a dog on a short leash Rewrite 2: nervous as a canary in a cage full of cats Rewrite 3: teeth chattering like nervous skeletons Rewrite 4: toes tapping nervously like boys before recess
Comment: Different kinds of nervousness, different ways of showing it.
More reading about clichés What I found when I googled “clichés”: •JRRShop: Eccentric software ZK rhymes and clichés.
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posted by Booksville Bookclub at 9:19 PM on Apr 27, 2006
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