Meaning: very exciting, outcome not certain. Meaning and uses.
Rewrite 1: a heart-stopper
Rewrite 2: a fist-banger
Rewrite 3: a carpet wear-and-tearer
Rewrite 4: a floor-thumper
Rewrite 5: a foot-tapper
Comment: I’ve tried to describe some of the things you might do while nervously watching a very intense situation. I’m sure there are more.
More reading about clichés
What I found when I googled “clichés”:
• Hyde Park Associates: “2006 model year clichés introduced.”
Note: By providing links to other websites I am only showing you what is out there about clichés – I am not endorsing any content or opinion expressed there.
Check out the searchable alphabetical list of all my cliché rewrites available in the archive list at the right.
Thursday, March 02, 2006
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