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Taking Expressions Literally

Sight for sore eyes. – Too sore to open them. Couldn’t see a thing.

To have a frog in the throat. – Cor, that’s slimey.

To lead a dog’s life. – Two meals a day, nice warm basket, what’s wrong with that?

Teach your grandma to suck eggs. – Just as long as she doesn’t eat all my easter eggs.

To have a sweet tooth. – An everlasting gobstopper.

We drew a blank. – Couldn’t see it either.

To put your foot in it. – My shoe, certainly.

Keep your shirt on. – It’s too hot to take it off.

It’s raining cats and dogs. – Mind the claws.

Mr Ball

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