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247hypnoslave · 1 year
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Turn of phrase, around and around
“Spiral out of control” is an interesting phrase. After all, spirals are all about control. They may seem chaotic, but if you look closer, you can see that it’s perfectly in sync. Always spinning, always swirling, almost out of line, but still able to maintain a certain seductive fluidity. A fluidity that can’t be ignored, and shouldn’t. It’s not like it’ll make you spiral out of control. You may see your control spiral out of you, but that’s ok. You don’t need it anymore anyway.
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ace-of-whatever · 23 days
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"Slit my wrist on Occam's razor" would actually make a really sick metaphor. For taking the easy approach and having backfire on you.
I also think it sounds like a line out of a Will Wood song.
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qwertystop · 25 days
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"acrobatic knife wizards"
yes we know this means naruto ninjas but what if it wasn't. what if these were western wizards and acrobats and knives. wulfric the unponderable throwing knives to draw magic circles while backflipping. is this anything.
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ragingcanadianasexual · 2 months
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I've been using the phrase "I don't control the rate at which lobsters die" (from drake and josh) in regular conversation to mean that the person I'm talking to is expecting more of my abilities than I am capable, or looking for an answer I can't possibly know
For example
Person: why did my phone die
Me: I don't know, I don't control the rate at which lobsters die
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Person: I need you to do this thing that you don't know how to do
Me: I don't control the rate at which lobsters die
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quinn-fucks-shit-up · 2 years
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I don't believe in the expression 'dont look a gift horse in the mouth' because that's exactly what the Trojans did, and look what happened to them
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vikingsong · 1 year
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WIP Wednesday (11/16/22)
(Excerpt from WIP fill that incorporates multiple Halloween-related prompts from the Land of Myth Discord server)
‘To banish the Darkness within, the possessed must willingly subject themselves to the Light.’
As Merlin read and re-read those words, time narrowed down that one moment, that one choice. The oily darkness was slowly drowning him, and his lies grew heavier by the hour. Still, Merlin—being what he was, living where he lived—was accustomed to darkness. He didn’t know how to step out of the shadows into the light; he would feel naked without the lies he wore like a second skin.
But if dragons could shed their skins as they grew and dragonfire could drive away the Dorocha, then perhaps a lonely, drowning Dragonlord could summon the courage to do the same.
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learningfromlosing · 1 month
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Blood is thicker than water
THE BLOOD OF THE COVEN IS THICKER THAN THE WATER OF THE WOMB
Say it with me
The blood OF THE COVEN is thicker than THE WATER OF THE WOMB
ITS NOT FINISHED YET and this is SO MUCH BETTER
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little-eye-guy · 1 year
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"this is too raw of a line to come from—" shut up. beauty and meaning is everywhere
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mondoreb · 8 months
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Turn of Phrase
turn of phrase An expression which is worded in a distinctive way, especially one which is particularly memorable or artful. IF one is engaged in any of the creative pursuits (writing, music, art (sometimes), cinema, etc.), one’s hope for a LEGACY (having the world remember what it is that you do AFTER you are dead and gone) lies in being able to TURN A PHRASE. Now, there are NO legacies, but IF…
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mx-lamour · 10 months
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Give no quarter. Take no shit.
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cfeather · 1 year
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light upon the sea
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biggityburg · 1 year
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…and when he felt firm ground, he was still, one foot on the last vestige of earthly things, the other on the moon.
A Man on the Moon, Andrew Chaikin
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qcomicsy · 1 year
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Phrases I bet were said on the Wayne Manor without context Part ll
Tim: You know, everytime we have to say "technically it's not murder" it doesn't sound as great as we hope it so.
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Dick, on the living room:
Duke, first time alone with him: So... Discowing, huh.
Dick: Alright-
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Alfred, very tired: I suppose I shouldn't ask about the 6'0 orange lady flying of your window this morning?
17 year old Dick Grayson: I'd really hope you not.
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Steph: I'm JUST SAYING, that IF "hypothetically" WE both showed up on patrol wearing my cape, hood down and then lifted up the hood just to show matching RedHood™ helmets behind it we could both have the joy to see penguin's henchmen pissing on their pants.
Jason putting his book down: I'm listening.
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Dick: Just- Just be nice about it, for once in your life okay?
Bruce: Hn. (lying)
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Bruce: I'd like to remind all of you that Diana has international political immunity.
Dick: The fuck you mean by that????
Bruce: No reason. Just saying. In case we all forgot.
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Alfred: We are all aware that Master Bruce isn't fond of violence *loads glock*.
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Bruce: Be nice to your brother
Jason: I'm not even nice to you.
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Jason, 10 years old talking about Dick to his school friend: Yeah, he just comes here, eat all our food, screams at Bruce for 45 minutes and goes away.
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Tim, 15 years old, also talking about Dick to his school friend: He just comes here-
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Bruce, very, very tired: So... a boat.
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Tim: Do it.
Jason, cleaning his gun: Dude what the fuck.
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Tim, 7 nights awake in a roll: Do you think if I just scream loud enough Clark will come here and put me out of my misery.
Dick as Batman, 12 nights awake in a roll: He won't.
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Dick putting Batman's suit: He couldn't at least had the DECENCY of cleaning- muffled cursing noises*
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Harley Quinn at 3 am: I'll pay you fifty bucks if you pretend you never saw me here
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Dick, 17 years old: The fuck are you doing here.
Talia, with a shitty ass grin showing the engagement ring on her finger: I live here.
Dick:
Bruce: Listen-
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skylersprompts · 3 months
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DC x DP Prompt *23*
He really should sleep more. But for that he would have to cut some of his responsibilities off and that was just not possible at this time. He was in the middle of training as the Ancient of Balance, the GIW was too active and he needed to update the new servers over the weekend for the company.
So really, it wasn't on him for not getting enough sleep. He needed the money, he had to help his friends and without his lessons he wouldn't be able to control his powers.
On the other hand, he may have just said something stupid.
The Justice League may have summoned the Ancient of Balance, because of some threat. And maybe his co-workers had called the IT Department one to many times in the last few days. But it really wasn't an excuse for his greeting:
"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
Yeah, maybe he needs a little bit more sleep...
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givethispromptatry · 4 months
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花より団子
"Dumplings instead of flowers"
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Choosing something useful over something pretty
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marisatomay · 19 days
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New insult just dropped
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