This time here's some phrases that I thought were cool and a handful of them that I use a lot. Having these written down somewhere and memorizing your favorites, has come in very handy for me while writing.
Ooo, that really grinds my marbles.
I’ll burn that bridge when I get to it.
Bite your tongue.
Getting your string cut. (dying - in Greek mythology there are 3 goddess people of fate(?) who decide when people die/kill them when it’s time by cutting a string.)
Dampened atmosphere, like the day before a big storm.
Coming unglued.
Soft as a freshly stretched kneaded eraser.
The static air between them.
Eyes like obsidian marbles.
A scalding rage in his/her/their eyes, about to rise up and engulf everything in its path like lava bursting through the rocky surface.
The words slip out of his mouth without his consent.
Darkness waxing him/them handsomely/seductively/mysteriously
Shock waves of pleasure
Running hands all over his/her/their body
Slow your roll
By the devil’s hand
By all of creation
Crane your neck to see.
Come on snake, let’s rattle.
“Crack of doom”
Diamond clarity
Wilding wolf
The evil eye
Look of doom
Trust, but verify
Take it in stride
Wind someone up
Chillin’ like a villain
Keyed up - excited or nervous
Straw that broke the camel’s back.
Draw parallels
Cry me a river
Peel paint
Shapeless emotion
Flavor of mental disorder
That's neither here nor there
Hellfire and above
The devil’s luck
God damn it
Satan bless it
Glide like satin over glass
Turn on your heel
Backpedal
It’s been done to death
A look of pure despondence.
That’s a crying shame.
Choking pain.
A dime a dozen.