English is funny - help me exploit it...

Colin_da_Killer · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:44

So I don't know what the term is for something like this, but I will just call it a play on words.

I'm needing lots of sayings that I can turn into visuals of the words, this is for a photography project...

Let me give you some examples...

butter fingers...

Make-up your mind...

One tough cookie...

Onion ring...

Some very clever examples done by people over at http://www.worth1000.com

Let's see what anyone else can come up with? Just the words, you don't need to actually make an image out of it...

vincent1989 · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:45

fish fingers

(only one i could think of

)

Greenlizard0 · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:50

Cottage pie (is that what you mean?)
razor nipples

vincent1989 · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:53

oo, goosebumps

Azagoth · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:54

Neck Tie

Homeslice · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:54

Raspberry Ripple, egg plant,

touch · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:56

Talk to the hand
The lights are on but no one is home
hold your horses
two birds with one stone
put your money where your mouth is
The grass is always greener on the other side

vincent1989 · 12 Apr 2007 at 21:56

Homeslice said:
Raspberry Ripple, egg plant,

egg plant is American, we English call it aubergine

Colin_da_Killer · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:01

touch said:
Talk to the hand
The lights are on but no one is home
hold your horses
two birds with one stone
put your money where your mouth is
The grass is always greener on the other side

excellent, can think of easy visuals for the last 2.

danza · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:04

greenlizard0 said:
Cottage pie (is that what you mean?)

Heheh

Glaucus · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:05

like **** of a shovel

really where did that come from

touch · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:06

AcidHell2 said:
like **** of a shovel

or "when the **** hits the fan" could be an interesting 1 also.

Btw, post up all your photos when you're done

Martins · 12 Apr 2007 at 22:29

AcidHell2 said:
like **** of a shovel

really where did that come from

Ever mucked out a stable?

ferretmaster · 13 Apr 2007 at 00:11

hmmmmmmmmmm

cheeseface
toast knees
whale face
knee trembler
long nose grey man

touch · 13 Apr 2007 at 00:12

ferretmaster said:
cheeseface
toast knees
whale face
knee trembler
long nose grey man

uhm.....i dont get it :confused:

Dunks · 13 Apr 2007 at 00:20

ferretmaster said:
cheeseface
toast knees
whale face
knee trembler
long nose grey man

Nix · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:34

ferretmaster said:
cheeseface
toast knees
whale face
knee trembler
long nose grey man

I'll give you a B for handing it on time, but I'm afraid you get an E for effort.

lay-z-boy · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:38

ferretmaster said:
cheeseface
toast knees
whale face
knee trembler
long nose grey man

You lose at the internets

meths · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:40

Pacinowned?

boYce · 13 Apr 2007 at 01:52

dont know if this is a well know one but my mum always calls me cloth ears when i don't hear her.

bird in the hand worth two in the bush

put your best foot forwards

look on the bright side of life

teaching your grandma to suck eggs

the nitty gritty

takes one to know one

a stick in the mud

misery guts