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Opposites

What's the opposite of -- a  crocodile? The Nile. Of grey? Greece. Of Nice? A niece. What is  the opposite of rain? A waterbike. Or, a lion's mane. Of an umbrella?  A smile. Or the Sun. Of the Moon? An astronaut. Of a tooth? A thomb. Of outside? Within. The opposite of a dragon? A manequin. The opposite of a castle? A grain of sand. What's the opposite of a book? A tree. Or, a microphone. What's the opposite of a kangaroo? A Cinderella's shoe. Of a black hole? A star, shining bright. Of totally wrong? Just right. The opposite of Monopoly? Tricity. The opposite of now? Eternity.

How to?

Excuse me, how to get to the Niagara Falls? How to write a poem? How to feed  one's imagination? How to jump into the lake, and laugh? How to go on when I'm exhausted,  or lost? How to get back home and bake a carrot cake? How to walk a cat? How to answer the door? How to relax and rest? How to love?

In the world of idioms

Today's entry is going to be different. Here is a list of idiomatic expressions that can uplevel your writing: out of the blue = suddenly => nagle, niespodziewanie It happened out of the blue.  Out of the blue, the dog appeared. It's not my cup of tea . = I'm not interested in something, I don't like (doing) it. Reading novels is not my cup of tea. It's a piece of cake. = It's easy. => Łatwizna, bułka z masłem. a stone's throw ( from some place)  = a very short distance, not far (from some place) = rzut beretem My school is a stone's throw from my house. I wasn't born yesterday. = I'm not naive. I understand your motives, and I don't like that. => Nie jestem głupi, nie dam się nabrać. It's raining cats and dogs. = Its raining heavily. => Leje jak z cebra. a backseat driver = a passenger in a car who comments on and/or crticizes the driver  to see red = to become very angry => zezłościć się I saw red when they didn't co...

Oh!

Oh no! so go snow know wrote note nose rode road goat boat float coat toad soap sauce saucer *** - Oh no! - What's so bad? - She wrote a book. - What's wrong with it? - The plot is terrible! - What is the book about? - It's about a goat in a coat that got on a boat. - Where did it go? - I don't know. We saw some snow and we left a note for a toad. You won't clean the road with the soap! A flying saucer won't float, obviously. He rode a golden horse.