Saturday, June 18, 2005

Say What?

The following are colloquialisms/idioms written in their literal form. Try to find all four.

Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard can't change its spots)

1. Revert to the first quadrilateral of equal sides and angles.

2. One suffering from Macular Degeneration guiding one with less than 1/10 of normal vision.

3. Restrain your multiple Equus caballus.

4. The writing utensil containing small amounts of ink is more puissant than the iron hand-held weapon.

4 comments:

Sandy said...

hmmm. making us think on a WEEKEND??
let me see...
1. Back to square one
2.haha! The blind leading the blind
3. Gosh, I don't speak latin. Could Equus be a form of, or plural for equine? So, maybe "hold your horses?"
4.The pen is mightier than the sword

are those right?
That was fun!

Kerri said...

Yes, Sandy...but isn't that better than not posting? hehe

Jenny said...

I am proud of Sandy. I couldn't get the first one! lol

Kerri, we didn't play croquet, but if we had, there would have been NO live birds used. ;-)

Kerri said...

Heehee, Jayleigh! That's good to know. ;o)