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Puzzle ID: #23058
Submitted By: CPlusPlusMan Corrected By: ultimatecub
Submitted By: CPlusPlusMan Corrected By: ultimatecub
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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. A colorless crystalline carbon existing within an uncouth environment.
2. Descending in the manner of the order of Diptera.
3. A late pop singer has departed from the premises.
4. To be delivered by metallic object that brings forth a great ringing noise.
Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard can't change its spots)
1. A colorless crystalline carbon existing within an uncouth environment.
2. Descending in the manner of the order of Diptera.
3. A late pop singer has departed from the premises.
4. To be delivered by metallic object that brings forth a great ringing noise.
Answer
1. A Diamond in the Rough--A term referring to someone with good character, but lacking social grace.2. Dropping like flies--This means to lose attention or become bored easily. It can also mean for a large number of people to get sick very rapidly.
3. Elvis has left the building--It was an announcement made at the end of Elvis' concerts to get fans to leave. It is now used when a major event has ended.
4. Saved by the bell--Now used when someone is in trouble, and is saved by an unrelated cause.
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i never get these, but i love looking at the answer and then back at the problem! and then i realize everything i should have seen great job, really fun.
I got the first... but not the rest... god job
Way too hard
Got them all. Don't personally see what's really hard about them. They are lots of fun!
I didnt get a single one... Well no I guess I did kinda get the second one but...
I could sell a bag of M&M's starwars edition on EBAY and get a billion dollars for it...
I could sell a bag of M&M's starwars edition on EBAY and get a billion dollars for it...
Good one
got em, but made me think
got em, but made me think
May 23, 2005
What about a chromatically variant equine?
#3 was easy, didn't get the rest.
Great teaser!
Great teaser!
I got 3 out of 4. I missed number 2. Good job.
this was kinda hard but it was still fun
elje-Horse of a different color? Nice!
I liked this one! They made me think but, I did get all but #2. I should have looked Diptera up! Oh, and the colorless part confused me on the diamond. I guess the colors in a diamond are reflections.
Good Teaser! I like this type. Keep them coming
I liked this one! They made me think but, I did get all but #2. I should have looked Diptera up! Oh, and the colorless part confused me on the diamond. I guess the colors in a diamond are reflections.
Good Teaser! I like this type. Keep them coming
i only got the one about elvis but at least i got one hahahah
got em all...had to look up "diptera". The fourth one was a toughy... awsome teaser.
Actually had to kick in the third brain cell on a couple... Good Job...
Loved it! Only got the 1st and 3rd though.
I love these! Keep these coming!
Ditto, I got 1 & 3 also!!! I like these a lot, there are fun to try and figure out...sometimes they are easy and then other times you really have to think about it...it's always fun to read the answer and then have a "doh" moment...at least for me anyways!! Good job, come up with some more please!
hey that one was good even though i didnt get any of them good one keep them rolling thanx
Interesting.
I thought this was a very good teaser,but Ionly got the 3rd one.
Got three! Missed the one with the flies. Thought it was "down in the dumps"
This type are among my favourites! MORE! MORE!
This type are among my favourites! MORE! MORE!
got the first 3... and the saved by the bell... I knew it had to do with a bell, I kept thinkin "special delivery by the bell" "UPS by the bell" "FedEx by the bell"... how did I not get that?!
great teaser, I'd love to see more of these!
great teaser, I'd love to see more of these!
It was way to hard for me , but it's an awsome teaser !!!!!
That was fun!
I got them all!! YAY me!! Great teaser!!
More please!
Oooh, that number 3 was a tough one and I missed it. Diptera are flies? Who would have thunk it. Thanks for a very fun teaser.
Good way to end the day.
Oops, missed number three. I guessed diptera was some sort of Greek goddess who's order tended fire... I got "Went down in flames", which is what I did on #3!
Thanks. Great teaser.
Thanks. Great teaser.
These were good. But, all diamonds are not colorless, there are colored diamonds, although very rare. Also, in the rough does NOT mean rough environment or anything about the environment, it just refers to the diamond not being cut and polished, the form in which its found originally.
And, dropping like flies means: being bored? I've never heard that meaning of it before. But thats nothing wrong with the teaser, it was just a surprise to me.
All in all, pretty good and hard, thanks!
Btw: yesterday someone apologized for "yelling" in capitals. I think people get a little silly with that, admonishing peeps for "yelling" and being offended. For everyone's info., I am legally blind, and on many formats, I can only read stuff if the writer uses all capitals. And, let's face it, although I thought it was very good of the person to apologize, the person is NOT actually yelling, are they? No, they aren't. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine, but I think its kinda silly to get really bent outta shape over something that's just symbolic. Sorry, I couldn't help adding my two cents. I know, who asked me?
And, dropping like flies means: being bored? I've never heard that meaning of it before. But thats nothing wrong with the teaser, it was just a surprise to me.
All in all, pretty good and hard, thanks!
Btw: yesterday someone apologized for "yelling" in capitals. I think people get a little silly with that, admonishing peeps for "yelling" and being offended. For everyone's info., I am legally blind, and on many formats, I can only read stuff if the writer uses all capitals. And, let's face it, although I thought it was very good of the person to apologize, the person is NOT actually yelling, are they? No, they aren't. Sorry, just a pet peeve of mine, but I think its kinda silly to get really bent outta shape over something that's just symbolic. Sorry, I couldn't help adding my two cents. I know, who asked me?
Better written than many of this type.
BU2CUO4 (NOT BAD) IGOT THEM, WISH THEY WERE A LITTLE HARDER, KEEP TRYING.
i got #3 right, the rest were 2 hard
good job!
good job!
Super good teaser.I didn't get the flies one, but I did learn from it.By the way, what is this with "This is offensive?" after every comment.Am I the only one that sees it?
easy and good
I thought that these were great I was able to get all of them but only by chance because I was just reading about flies for a zoology lecture
Good one-- I got the 1st and third ones. For the last one I had For whom the bell tolls! Oh well
I could only get the third one
On the last one... "to be delivered" = "saved by" I don't see that connection at all. Sorry, otherwise very good.
On the last one... "to be delivered" = "saved by" I don't see that connection at all. Sorry, otherwise very good.
Another excellent collection. These are a lot of fun. This was a little trickier than the last one I did. Actually had to think about a couple of them. And what's more, I had to look up diptera before I got the third one. Way to use obscure words! I love it!!
bradon - the "This is offensive" is a link that can be used by anyone to report a comment that they find to be unnecessarily offensive.
eric - you are probably just thinking of the wrong definition of delivered like I was at first. It is not in the sense of delivering a package, it is in the sense of being delivered from something bad, set free, or saved.
bradon - the "This is offensive" is a link that can be used by anyone to report a comment that they find to be unnecessarily offensive.
eric - you are probably just thinking of the wrong definition of delivered like I was at first. It is not in the sense of delivering a package, it is in the sense of being delivered from something bad, set free, or saved.
Very good, but none are colloquialisms, sorry.
I love these. I got all of them!! Good job.
Elvis was a rock'n roll singer not a pop
2 out of 4. Need to try harder. Good job!
Excellent teasers!!
And (to one of the comments above) they ARE legitimate colloquialisms. Colloquialisms are defined as usages of speech to describe an event or condition that is not to be translated - or taken - by the literal definition of the phrase. Colloquialisms are also characterized as being accepted for such usage by a geographic or cultural language sub-group, as these certainly are.
So the author is correct in the categorization.
GOOD JOB, CPlus !!! (I gave you an "A").
And (to one of the comments above) they ARE legitimate colloquialisms. Colloquialisms are defined as usages of speech to describe an event or condition that is not to be translated - or taken - by the literal definition of the phrase. Colloquialisms are also characterized as being accepted for such usage by a geographic or cultural language sub-group, as these certainly are.
So the author is correct in the categorization.
GOOD JOB, CPlus !!! (I gave you an "A").
the last 2 were easy but the first 2 i couldn't get.
Jun 25, 2006
This was an easy one, but lots of fun!
I agree this was easy, but still entertaining. Thanks for posting.
Enough said!!!
Easy but fun!
Very hard for me ........ but I got the last one..... very good teaser!!! thanks for posting!! I got the sample.......
I didn't get the dropping like flies one, but the rest were easy. Very well done, enjoyed it.
I LIKED THIS ONE, TOO BAD THEY ALL CAN'T BE LIKE THIS!!!
Did not know what Diptera was and did not think "to be delivered" meant saved. Otherwise it was O.K. I got 3 and guessd at the diamond one and got it because I could not think of anything else with a bell. Do not see the reasoning of to be delivered meaning saved. Just me though!
3 out of 4, not a bad start to the day. Happy Friday everyone!
Love these teasers, and thought this was a great one. Admit to having to look up Diptera, but once I did I was able to figure it out. Makes me feel less of a dolt for today. Great job!
Found it fun, I only missed 1 it was the diptera one. I didn't know what that was so oh well I did have fun and it was very easy 4 me. I usually don't get any. LOL Nice job.
I'm literally saved by the bell all the time - at school.
nice job!
These are gr8 fun thanks!
Elvis was rock & roll, not pop!
Got them all except the one about the flies. These were fun, looking forward to more.
Fun and entertaining teaser; it took awhile but I got all four of them.
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