Obfuscations Quiz No. 1

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Obfuscations Quiz No. 1

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Translate these long-winded phrases into the popular cliches that have the same meaning.
  • 1. Precipitation composed of canine and feline organisms
  • 2. Place your monetary possessions in the same locality as your oral cavity
  • 3. Pulchritude is dependent on the ocular organ of that who appraises it
  • 4. Discharging firearms upon ichthyoid creatures in a cylindrical container
  • 5. Simian's parent's male sibling
  • 6. Amorous emotions are incapable of perceiving electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum
  • 7. Lucre causes the rotation of the celestial body upon which we reside
  • 8. Transport cured porcine abdomen to one's domicile
  • 9. The portion of an ocean-bound unit of solid dihydrogen monoxide that is not submerged
  • 10. A tertiary attempt will yield a propitious outcome
  • 11. Don't allow even a solitary small mineral aggregate to remain in a non-inverted position
  • 12. Buffet an equid whose biological functions have permanently ceased
  • 13.The set of all possible outcomes does not include a midday repast devoid of monetary remuneration
  • 14. Desiccated as a piece of mineralized osseous tissue

Answers will be provided next Thursday evening after 21:00.

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1 Raining cats and dogs.
2 Put your money where your mouth is.
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3. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
7. Money makes the world go round.
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4 Shooting fish in a barrel
5 Monkey´s Uncle
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8. Bringing the bacon home
13. No such thing as a free lunch
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Post: # 41334Post Brandyboy »

13 There's no such thing as a free lunch.
14 Dry as a bone.
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6 Love is blind
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12. Flog a dead horse
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Post: # 41338Post Brandyboy »

9 The tip of the iceberg.
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10 Third time lucky

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