Re: Euphemisms

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From: Mike Dale
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 00:00

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Thanks everyone for your postings, there's some beauties in there!


Under the heading of "Pretentions" I remember a few more:

"As flash as a rat with a gold tooth"
"All duck and no dinner"
"Drinking Champagne on a beer budget"

To pay a bribe:

"To pay tea money" (A Thai expression)


I suppose these are not really euphemisms in the strict sense of the
word, they are more along the lines of colourful language.  

Danke schoen,

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Date: 1997/11/05
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