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Can you determine which common word or phrase this picture represents?
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Chipped ToothHide Answer Show Answer
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I think I'll join ThinksForFun here .......... and join in on the Jake-Bashing.
This one appears to me to be the name of a THING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And .... NOT ..... an idiomatic expression or colloquial phrase.
The FAQ specifically and clearly eschews (look it up) such 'goings on'* and the Eds have nixed some of ours based on that rule
* Hey ...... I just IDd another Rebus possibility - 'goings on'. Somebody PLEASE submit it ... please oh, please oh, please oh ......................
We'd submit it (just to get another good laugh at the concocted reason it might be rejected) but our laugh-meter is temporarily 'out of commission' - [hey,, there's another one !!]
This one appears to me to be the name of a THING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And .... NOT ..... an idiomatic expression or colloquial phrase.
The FAQ specifically and clearly eschews (look it up) such 'goings on'* and the Eds have nixed some of ours based on that rule
* Hey ...... I just IDd another Rebus possibility - 'goings on'. Somebody PLEASE submit it ... please oh, please oh, please oh ......................
We'd submit it (just to get another good laugh at the concocted reason it might be rejected) but our laugh-meter is temporarily 'out of commission' - [hey,, there's another one !!]
I had a similar base reaction as LGM on this, but a totally different conclusion and reaction. Jake's graphic puzzles are straightforward and direct. There is no extra info, no intentional misdirection. They are simple pure rebus images. I got "chipped tooth" on this right away.
Why? Why not "broken tooth", "cracked tooth", "damaged tooth", or any other possible description. It is because, idiomatically, teeth get chipped.
What I wonder is whether or not this is an English speaking idiom, or if it is prevalent in all languages and cultures. There are so many things I take for granted and never stop to consider. For that, I found this one interesting and surprisingly engaging.
Why? Why not "broken tooth", "cracked tooth", "damaged tooth", or any other possible description. It is because, idiomatically, teeth get chipped.
What I wonder is whether or not this is an English speaking idiom, or if it is prevalent in all languages and cultures. There are so many things I take for granted and never stop to consider. For that, I found this one interesting and surprisingly engaging.
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