Saturday, April 19, 2014

CLICHE COMBOS
Credit: Merl Reagle  (#1-7)

English has a lot of "idiomatic married couples."  These are words which always seem to be paired together. For example, something's not just CLEAR - but ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. Can you match the "not just" words below with their spouses?

1. Not just the TRUTH, but the .............
2. Not just an AMATEUR, but a .............
3. Not just SPEED, but ...........................
4. Not just a SUM, but a ...........................
5. Not just LACKING, but .......................  
6. Not just POVERTY, but ........................
7. Not just DOABLE, but .........................
8. Not just COOPERATE, but ..................
9. Not just ORDERS, but ........................
10. Not just DENY, but .............................
11. Not just a FAREWELL, but a ..............
12. Not just an IMPRESSION, but a .........
13. Not just a SUCCESS, but a .........................

Answers:

1. UNVARNISHED TRUTH
2. RANK AMATEUR
3. BREAKNECK SPEED
4. PRINCELY SUM
5. SORELY LACKING
6. ABJECT POVERTY
7. EMINENTLY DOABLE
8. FULLY COOPERATE
9. MARCHING ORDERS 
10. CATEGORICALLY DENY 
11. FOND FAREWELL
12. LASTING IMPRESSION 
13. SMASHING SUCCESS

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