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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread As Serious As....... #152036 12/13/2005 11:35 AM Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 tuhin stranger tuhin stranger Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 Some of the similies like as swift as an arrow or as clean as a whistle are more common than others... Recently i heard someone say .... as serious as dead man ..... is this is a classical simile or just a interesting invention.... i have also heard the usage ...dead serious...what about this phrase? Thanks in advance... tuhin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted As Serious As....... tuhin 12/13/2005 11:35 AM Re: As Serious As....... Homo Loquens 12/13/2005 11:42 AM Re: As Serious As....... consuelo 12/13/2005 11:54 AM Re: As Serious As....... zmjezhd 12/13/2005 12:57 PM Re: As Serious As....... maverick 12/13/2005 12:10 PM Re: As Serious As....... inselpeter 12/13/2005 6:29 PM I got a stylistic question for you, tuhin: AnnaStrophic 12/13/2005 12:53 PM Re: As Serious As....... dalehileman 12/13/2005 2:49 PM Re: dead man's handles maverick 12/14/2005 2:12 AM Re: dead man's handles dalehileman 12/14/2005 2:55 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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