>as blind as a bat
>as hard as nails
>as wise as an owl?
A descriptive phrase is added information to the subject, object,... E.g.: The girl (= subject) + who thought she was beautiful (= descriptive phrase) + verb
bankrupt
descriptive is more literal than figuative.
It is finnish phrase for 'F*ck you'
The phrase "light out for" means to start to go there.
A descriptive phrase is added information to the subject, object,... E.g.: The girl (= subject) + who thought she was beautiful (= descriptive phrase) + verb
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a descriptive phrase for onions. They're round like eggs and they stink.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a descriptive phrase referring to wooing. Sparrow catching was looking for a girl to go out with you.
Long Beach can be a set phrase if it refers specifically to the city in California. It can also be a descriptive phrase if it refers generally to a long stretch of beach.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a descriptive phrase to refer to grabbing the saddle horn. No cowboy wanted to have to squeeze the biscuit.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a descriptive phrase for tossing a penny. Cowboys didn't usually have a quarter to toss "heads or tails."
Phrases that describe. Example (not descriptive): a girl Example (descriptive): a girl with her hair tied up in a precise bun
wew?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a descriptive term for spurs. Spurs were usually made of steel.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a descriptive phrase meaning a pot belly. The image is of someone who has "exercised" their belly by sitting at the table eating.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This is a descriptive term for a tobacco pipe. The cowboy is comparing the smoke to steam.
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a descriptive phrase meaning someone was in disgrace. A cowboy would never sell his saddle unless he was in dire straits.