This document defines euphemism as the substitution of an indirect or vague expression for one considered offensive or blunt. It gives examples of euphemisms that refer to taboo topics like disability, sex, excretion, and death. Dysphemism is defined as the opposite, using expressions intended to be offensive. The document also provides examples of cliches, idioms, and mixed metaphors.

2.  Take a chill pill instead of calm down –
 Man, the acorn doesn’t fall to far from
the tree –
 "All at once he was alone in this noisy
hive with no place to roost."

4.  Oxford defines Euphemism to be the
substitute of a mild, indirect, or vague
expression for one thought to be
offensive, harsh, or blunt.

5.  Euphemism for the most part refers to
taboo topics such as: Disability, sex,
excretion, and death.
 The opposite of euphemism would be
dysphemism, which is an expression with
connotations that are offensive to either
the audience or the subject at hand.

6.  Soft Expressions using:
1. Ethnic cleansing instead of genocide.
2. On the streets instead of homeless
3. Differently able instead of handicapped
4. Passed away instead of died

7.  To Be polite using:
1. Breaking wind instead of passing gas
2. Big boned instead of over weight or fat
3. Talking about the birds and the bees
instead of talking about sex.

8.  To be impolite using:
1. Take a chill pill instead of go calm down
2. Go play in traffic instead of die
3. Press the devils doorbell instead of
giving someone the finger

9.  Clichés are
expressions, ideas, or
elements of an
artistic work which
has become
overused to the
point of losing its
original meaning or
effect, even to the
point of being trite or
irritating.

10.  Describing people
1. Penny Pincher
2. Milk it
3. All dressed up and no where to go
4. After my own heart
5. Without a care in the world
6. Brave as a lion

11.  It didn’t take a
genius to figure that
one out!
 The acorn doesn’t
fall to far from the
tree.
 Monkey business

12.  Containing to life, Love and Emotions
1. Opposites attract
2. All’s well that ends well
3. Haste makes waste
4. Time heals all wounds
5. When you have lemons, make
lemonade

13.  A succession of incongruous or ludicrous
comparisons .
 Or when two or more metaphors are
jumbled together, often illogically, saying
these comparisons are “mixed”

14.  Mr. Speaker, I smell a rat. I see him
floating in the air. But mark me, sir, I will
nip him in the bud.
› The two jumbled metaphors are “I smell a
rat”, and “I will nip him in the bud”

15.  “Lets put off the decision, and don’t burn
your bridges.”
 “You’re not the sharpest enchilada in the
drawer.”
 Wake up! And smell the coffee

16.  You stick out like a
sore thumbs, I can’t
with you.
 "Federal Judge
Susan Webber
Wright stepped up to
the plate and called
a foul."