MHB Noun-Adjective Clichés: Examples & Ideas

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The discussion focuses on phrases where the adjective follows the noun, highlighting examples such as "River Jordan," "Brothers Grimm," and "tripping the light fantastic." Participants contribute additional phrases, including "heir apparent," "creatures unseen," "best room available," and "battle royal." Other examples mentioned are "alcoholics anonymous," "code red," "whiskey sour," "shortest route possible," "worst conditions imaginable," and "best case scenario." The conversation emphasizes the uniqueness of this grammatical structure and invites further contributions.
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Recently it occurred to me that we have familiar phrases
with the adjective following its noun.

Some examples are the River Jordan. the Brothers Grimm,
and "tripping the light fantastic".

Can you think of more examples?

 
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What?

 
Heir apparent
Creatures unseen
Best room available
Something nice (interesting)
Battle royal
Alcoholics anonymous*
Code red
Whiskey sour
shortest route possible
worst conditions imaginable
Best case scenario
 

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