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It’s music to my eyes

Posted: February 28, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: BODY PARTS, ear, eye | Tags: , , , , , , , , , |4 Comments

The exact quote is “any fine gold in there would be music to my eyes”, recently heard on the show “Gold Rush” last Sunday.   Given the context, the mash up is  “music to my ears” (make someone happy) and “a sight for sore eyes” (a welcome sight), both describing the speaker’s emotions.   As we have learned,  mixing body parts is common in malaphors.  A big shout out to Michael Ameel for hearing (and seeing) this one!

4 Comments on “It’s music to my eyes”

  1. Barry Eigen's avatar Barry Eigen says:
    February 28, 2014 at 11:33 am

    See attached.

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  2. Lord Ratte's avatar Lord Ratte says:
    August 8, 2014 at 6:23 am

    This is also an example of the rhetoric-device, synaesthesia.

    Reply

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