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February 28, 2025

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PEACH
YO-YO
EGG
MARBLES
TOOTHPASTE
WAFFLE
DOLL
MIND
GENIE
ANGEL
SENSE
HESITATE
WAVER
WITS
BELL
DEAR

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BE INDECISIVE


Indecision or Hesitation

  • HESITATE: To pause or hold back in uncertainty or reluctance.
  • WAFFLE: To speak or write evasively, often due to indecision.
  • WAVER: To fluctuate between choices or opinions.
  • YO-YO: To move up and down or back and forth, often unpredictably, like a yo-yo.

LOVELY PERSON


Terms of Endearment or Affection

  • ANGEL: A term of endearment for someone kind and pure.
  • DEAR: A term of affection, often used for loved ones.
  • DOLL: A playful term of endearment, often for someone attractive or sweet.
  • PEACH: A term of endearment for someone delightful or charming.

LUCIDITY


Clarity of Thought or Mind

  • MARBLES: Slang for mental faculties or sanity, as in 'losing one's marbles.'
  • MIND: The faculty of consciousness and thought.
  • SENSE: The ability to think clearly or logically.
  • WITS: Mental sharpness or intelligence.

COMPONENTS OF METAPHORS FOR THINGS THAT CAN’T BE UNDONE


Irreversible Actions or Situations

  • BELL: As in 'you can't unring a bell,' meaning something cannot be undone.
  • EGG: As in 'you can't unscramble an egg,' meaning something cannot be reversed.
  • GENIE: As in 'you can't put the genie back in the bottle,' meaning something cannot be undone once it's out.
  • TOOTHPASTE: As in 'you can't put toothpaste back in the tube,' meaning something cannot be undone once it's done.