Meaning: something or someone out of their comfort zone Rewrite 1: like a bird out of the nest Rewrite 2: like a cow out of the pasture Rewrite 3: like a horse out of the barn Rewrite 4: like a dude out of beer
Comment: The last one’s pushing the allusion, but I wanted to take you beyond the animal metaphor.
Check out the searchable alphabetical list of my cliché rewrites with the archive list at the right.
posted by Booksville Bookclub at 7:55 PM on Jul 25, 2007
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5:18 AM
Very poignant recasting of the meaning. Well done.
10:48 AM
If something's a cliche, it just means it works.
9:35 AM