Dec 14, 2018 15:38
5 yrs ago
English term

meat breath

English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
A long time before, in the early Twenties, these cages had probably rolled by like bright summer storms with animals prowling them, lions opening their mouths to exhale hot meat breath.
Death is a lonely business by Ray Bradbury
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Dec 14, 2018 15:37: Yana Dovgopol changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"

Dec 14, 2018 15:38: Yana Dovgopol changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher

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Responses

+9
9 mins
Selected

the breath of a lion who recently ate meat

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Peer comment(s):

agree Klara Duka
2 mins
Thank you, Klara!
agree Tony M : Never mind "recently", just the foul breath of a carnivore, quite different from the "sweet" breath of a herbivore.
3 mins
Thank you, Tony!
agree Charlotte Fleming : Particularly agree with Tony M.
5 mins
Thank you, Charlotte!
agree Charles Davis : Not sure I agree with Tony about herbivores. Cows' breath smells like sweaty socks.
10 mins
Thank you, Charles!
agree Tina Vonhof (X)
4 hrs
Thank you, Tina!
agree Jack Doughty
5 hrs
Thank you, Jack!
agree Daryo : although "recently" or not makes no difference (except for the lion being hungry or not, but that's out of the scope of this term)
8 hrs
Thank you, Daryo!
agree Yvonne Gallagher : Of course.
20 hrs
Thank you, Yvonne!
agree B D Finch : My dog's breath smells of roses! Agree with Charles about cows' breath.
20 hrs
Thank you very much!
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