Putnam's Phrase Book. Edwin Hamlin Carr
striking
I flamed amazement.
The Tempest, I., 2
It was like a bombshell in our midst
Challenging even the stupid to consideration
AUDACIOUS
Brazen Presumptuous
In unblushing impudence
Guilty of high-handed procedure
He was never accused of exaggerated modesty
In unctuous fashion
In a tone of virtuous superiority
A piece of ridiculous conceit
Nobody takes such precious advantage of it as he
An attempt to be smart
He had the nerve to——
It was a case of sheer audacity
He made peremptory demand that——
He is full of all kinds of sure prophecies
BEAUTIFUL
Attractive Fascinating
Beautiful to look at
The land of the beautiful
A potent charm
A perfect riot of color
The cult of the beautiful
Through an Eden of beauty
As beautiful as any poem
Winsome in appearance
With a certain fascination
Singularly attractive
Exquisitely dainty
Extremely prepossessing
The charm of the beautiful
Exquisitely shaped
BLUFF
Brag Bluster
He who threatens is afraid
I cannot abide swaggerers.
II. King Henry IV., II., 4
We consider him a huge joke
He has parted company with the facts
He makes unqualified assertions
Farcical pretensions
With a great assumption of dignity
A sham so thin that it requires but one test to puncture it
By smooth words he can gloze over the fact that——
Very far adrift for explanations of——
Where there is no wind every man is a pilot
It was rather tall talk upon my part
The worst wheel always creaks most
He is camouflaging
He is certainly not making a reputation for accuracy by some of his statements
Too affected to be real
It is not an explanation, it is only an excuse
Too transparently foolish to fool anybody
Adroit excuses
The whole proceeding was theatrical
He played up the bogey of——
He is not playing the game as a sport
CALM
Unperturbed Self-controlled
I am very tranquil about it
I am not at all solicitous about it
He generally takes things with equanimity
He kept a calm exterior in emergencies
Magnificent reserve
You could scarcely observe any of the evidences of inward perturbation
With the utmost composure
With stoical calm
With remarkable equanimity
No harm can come from stating calmly the reasons that——
He wears an unruffled front
Without the flick of an eyelid
An air of quiet, unaffected assurance
CAUTIOUS
Prudent Careful
I am not going to leap in the dark
It must be handled with gloves
It is a work of eternal vigilance
Ordinary prudence would suggest that——
It is well within the bounds of conservative statement to say that——
We must keep a sharp lookout for——
That is the part of the sane caution
In spite of the most scrupulous precautions
Prudential regulations
Pull gently at a weak rope
He has infinite capacity for taking care
Haste onward with caution
Things done well, and with a care, exempt themselves from fear.
Henry VIII., I., 2
After adding the necessary salt of incredulity, it is to be concluded that——
It should receive careful consideration
It is worthy of attentive study
A conclusion not to be accepted without long deliberation
It is the part of rational protection for all concerned
We must wait for a propitious moment
On sober second thought, I——
We have to be as severe as justice
He seldom speaks without carefully considering what he is to say and the probable effects
He is prudence itself
The dictum must be taken with reserve
He took time for careful deliberation
He took every precaution to——
I have carefully inquired into——
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