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R1Geezer | 13:02 Fri 20th Jun 2008 | Phrases & Sayings
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What is the name for this, in English. a phrase that means somthing else but is not mentioned in the phrase, eg "sent to Coventry"
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metaphor?
13:03 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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or euphemism perhaps?
13:03 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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Proverb?
13:13 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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"Sent to Coventry" is an idiom !!!!!





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13:16 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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Jayne, you are a genius, that's the word. You are hereby promoted to high priestess to the church of the latter day Geezer, you may now worship the male form but only from the pillion of an R1.
13:19 Fri 20th Jun 2008
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Sounds fab Geez.

13:31 Fri 20th Jun 2008

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