Thesaurusize It: Expressions 2

Thesaurusize It: Expressions 2

It's been said, but it sounded too... easy.
Contest ended 3 years ago 7/2/2008 12:00:00 AM EDT

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  • Cost: 2 credits
  • Jackpot: 50 credits

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First Place
# 1
By thredder (Score: 7.288)
3

Of all the commercial activities that one may be inclined to pursue, it is well recognised that none are finer than or superior to the art of impresarios performing various forms of entertainment for the watching pleasure of an audience.

There's no business like show business

Word count: 48
 
Second Place
# 2
By sbreffitt (Score: 7.139)
3

A singular ambulatory advancement for a bipedal primate with an XY chromosomal partiality; a significantly non-diminutive swift vertical motion for the sum total of bipedal primates.

One small step for man; one giant leap for mankind

Word count: 38
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Third Place
# 3
6

Ingesting for nourishment, the round, usually red, edible pomaceous fruit, between the periods of first light until the setting of the sun, ensures restrain from the undesirable arrival of professional persons licensed to practice with substances and methods for the restoration or preservation of one’s soundness of body and mind.

Word count: 50
 
4
By thredder (Score: 6.606)
2

The thoroughfare orientated towards the brimstoney pit of Gehenna has a surface that is strewn with a multitudinous number of altruistic well-meanings.


The road to "hell" is paved with good intentions.

Word count: 33
 
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5
By francodr (Score: 6.544)
1

On the condition that there lay an eventuality, even to the most negligible degree of verisimilitude, for an erroneous or fallacious occurrence to transpire, the supervening of that particular aforementioned circumstance shall have approached the point of ineluctability.

Word count: 38
 
6
By RyGuySuperFly (Score: 6.47)
3

On condition that the object or circumstance in question is able to make one's way amiss, it shall.

Murphy's Law: "If it can go wrong, it will"

Word count: 27
 
7
By celebelian (Score: 6.449)
2

There may be multiple methods by which to remove the pelage and epidermis from a deceased feline mammal.

There’s more than one way to skin a cat.

Word count: 28
 
8
By maj209 (Score: 6.299)
1

Energetic activities that achieve a purpose make a more powerful statement than mere syntagmata.

Actions speak louder than words.

Word count: 20
 
9
By electrickb (Score: 6.208)
2

A superfluxity of culinary formulators conduces to liquid pabulum cataclysmistical declension.

Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth :)

Word count: 18
 
10
By ileternaljoker (Score: 6.124)
2

Incarcerate the felons and eject the metallic object which could emancipate them.

Lock em up and throw away the key

Word count: 20
 

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