Showing posts with label punch in the mouth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label punch in the mouth. Show all posts

Friday, December 16, 2011

cliché: knuckle sandwich

Meaning: a punch in the mouth (example)


Rewrite 1: fist brunch
Rewrite 2: bare knuckle salad
Rewrite 3: Bronx dental cleaning
Rewrite 4: five-finger lip enlargement
Rewrite 5: party punch served with a five-finger shot glass


Comment: The original was always so evocative and image provoking; I tried to keep these in a similar frame.
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