Kun joku asia on ok, hyväksyttävällä tavalla hoidettu tai keskinkertaisena hyväksytty asialistalle, Texas says:
*It's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
*That's close enough for government work.
*Might as well. Can't dance, never could sing, and it's too wet to plough.
*I could sit still for that.
Rehentelijä? Texas says:
*He can strut sitting down.
*He's all hat and no cattle. (henk.koht. suosikkini)
*She's all gurgle and no guts.
*He chamber-of-commerced it. (!!!)
Rumuus kutsuu luovaan ilmaisuun - Texas says:
*He looks like he was inside the outhouse when the lightning struck.
*She looks like she was born downwind of the outhouse.
*So ugly the tide wouldn't take her out.
*So ugly she has to sneak up on a glass of water.
*So ugly his mama had to tie a pork chop around his neck so the dogs would play with him.
*Looks like ten miles of bad road.
*Looks like he sorts bobcats for a living. (loistava!)
*Ugly as grandpa's toenails.
*She can't help being ugly, but she could stay home.
Jonain päivänä aion takuuvarmasti käyttää ainakin tuota ilvesvertausta. Siinä saattaa modernin paikallisenkin alaleuka loksahtaa.
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