The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence contains them all:
"A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
what about the saying 'clean as a whistle'.
If some one is always blowing on it with their mouth how clean is it?
and what about, "healthy as a horse'?
Horses are hard to keep healthy, they go lame, get colic, founder, need shots, and be wormed, it is hard to keep a horse healthy.
also 'Working like a dog', how many dogs do you know that actually work????
Maybe a few police, seeing eye , search /rescue, tracking dogs work, but the majority
of dogs don't work.
Why would anyone want to know "There is more than one way to skin a cat"?
Who skins cats ?
And who shoots ducks in a barrow? Has anyone EVER seen ducks in a barrow?