,meaning“speakwithgookwords”.“eu”means“wellorsoundingwell”;“pheme”means“speech”.ItsdefinitioninLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureis“(anexampleof)theuseofapleasanter,lessdirectnameforsomethingthoughttobeunpleasant.”,)“tobefondofthebottle”isaeuphemismfor“likingtodrink”(tousethecontainertotaketheplaceofthethingsinthecontainer)2)“limb”for“leg”(tousetheentiretyinsteadofthepart) InAustralianEnglish“anoldhand”isaeuphemismfor“anoldprisoner”(thepartcanbeusedinsteadoftheentirety)3)“pick”“thief”(tousethetoolstotaketheplaceoftheobjects)4)“poppy”isakindofflower,butitalsorefersto“opium”(touserawmaterialstotaketheplaceoffinishedproducts)5)“bloodandiron”isaeuphemismfor“violence”(tousecharacteristicstotaketheplaceofobjects))“tobeaguestofthelaw”isaeuphemismfor“tobeinprison”2)“goingtohislonghome”“tobehomeandfree”“tosleepthelong(oreternal,never-ending)sleep”“torestinpeace”“togotoHeaven(orParadise)”“tojointheimmortals”for“death”3)“sunsetyears”for“aged”’andtheirparents’a
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