Braingle: 'Synonym Safari 4' Brain Teaser

Synonym Safari 4

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Puzzle ID:	#38294
Fun:	(2.79)
Difficulty:	(1.1)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	MikeMan1216
Corrected By:	MarcM1098

Replace each word or words in parentheses with a one-word synonym to decipher a common phrase.

1. (Similar to) (male parent), (relating to) (male child).

2. (Everything) that (sparkles) is not (Au).

3. (Awful) (information) (moves) (lickety-split).

Answer

1. Like father, like son.
2. All that glitters is not gold.
3. Bad news travels fast.
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Comments

jasmin215 Sep 15, 2007	wooo YAY first comment i got the first two, no clue on tht last one very fun mike
luckylefty Sep 15, 2007	That was really fun, I got them all except the gold one, that was really clever.
bradon182001 Jul 12, 2009	Easy and clever. Fun teaser, thanks for posting.
doehead Jul 12, 2009	Three old, well used phrases. Nice and easy.
Nicky101 Jul 12, 2009	Very fun! Short and sweet .
tahomac Jul 12, 2009	Awesome quiz!! Thanx
patiencewithaP Jul 12, 2009	Fun!
tova_l Jul 12, 2009	thanx so much for the teaser mike! i got EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! although if it were created by a girl the third one would probably be "like mother, like daughter"!!!
auntiesis Jul 12, 2009	Very nice teaser, easy but cute.
Babe Aug 15, 2012	First again in 2012!! It was O.K. Easy, but still not boring. I liked it.