unearths some literary gems.
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She'd got herself up in what could perhaps best be described as a sports outfit, and it left no doubt as to what her favorite sport must be.
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"We would never have married had he been less handsome then and I more fluent in English. When I thought he was talking love to me, he was talking instead love about food. Norma Bellini could not remain forever playing second fiddle to a double cheeseburger!"
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"That first whoopee cushion he put in my chair opened my eyes, I can tell you."
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Bonuses:
1. A character whose first language is not English describes another character as a "fussy-budget" (i.e., with the -y tacked onto "fuss").
2. French-horn "eyes" and "eyebrows"!