See What I'm Saying?Human beings rarely say exactly what they mean. The English language has evolved to embrace a dizzying array of linguistic tools that invite playful minds to introduce ambiguity and innuendo—and hilarity—into common parlance. In See What I’m Saying? Jim Westergard does just that, illustrating idioms with a series of exquisitely detailed engravings. Through these images, Westergard will insist you ‘keep an open mind’ and admonish you not to ‘turn a blind eye’ to the origin and evolution of colloquialisms. His visual interpretations are truly as ‘rare as hens’ teeth’, as he might suggest himself—or he’ll be ‘a monkey’s uncle’. |
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Arms artist Ass in Alligators Bark Is Worse battle Bedbugs Bite Blind Eye blockhead Brick Wall bug’s ear Bullheaded Carpe Diem common confusing credit is due credit where credit Creek Don’t Rise cute describe Diet of Worms different pronunciation duck Ebba English language eye to eye Fickle Finger Finger of Fate fishing Foothills frog legs give credit Harald Hawkins Hen’s Teeth Hoze-aye I’m saying inspired intended meaning Ismay Jose Let the Bedbugs Life’s a Beach Martin Luther mind molehill Monkey’s Uncle mountain Nelson Nose to Spite º º º Oddball Open Mined Original Bluetooth pigheaded person Poke pronounced Rare as Hen’s right eye Saving Face seashore sells seashells Shadow Nose someone says Sonflower spelled differently Spite the Face Statue of Limitations Stonefaced take full advantage Talking Tastes Like Chicken There’s Tongue Twister Turn a Blind Two-Faced Vikings wood engraving Woodies words are spelled