Metaphors: trivia

[Jonathan Lighter]

The one I've known for more than 30 years is "beat you like a redheaded
stepchild."

Maybe we've discussed that one.

JL




On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 12:37 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Beat like a mixed-race stepchild
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> Follow [one] like a reprimand in [one's] personnel file
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