Oxymorons

[Ming the Merciless]

Act naturally

 

[PK99]

Raised to the ground, has always baffled me, did it come from below ground? no, it collapsed, fell down, there was no raising involved.

But is that an awfully good oxymoron? or even an oxymoron.

It's not an oxymoron. It is a misspelling of razed.

 

[PK99]

It would be, if it were the only way of frying things.

But your fish & chips from the local chippy is "fried" but not "pan-fried".
"Pan fried" means using a frying pan, rather than a deep-fat fryer.

Deep fried = submerged e.g. battered fish

Shallow fried = part submerged, e.g. breadcrumbed plaice fillet turned half way through cooking

Pan fried = only sufficient oil to coat bottom of pan e.g. plain sea bass fillet almost cooked out skin side down and turned briefly to colour flesh side.

Pan roast = as pan fried but flashed through hot oven to cook through e.g. thick salmon fillet

 

[Dolorous Edd]

Act naturally

Not an oxymoron, but I am reminded of one of my favourite quotes:

The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.

 

[Rocky]

A devout agnostic

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I literally died

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Not an oxymoron, but I am reminded of one of my favourite quotes:

Fake sincerity then 😂

 

[Ian H]

Near miss. Surely if you nearly miss something, you've hit it?

Near & nearly are different words.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Bike lane - It would be if only everyone and their tractor wasn’t allowed in it.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Deeply superficial

 

[FrothNinja]

Anything described as a 'quality' whatever p's me off. Quality is conditional ie good quality, poor quality, premium quality etc. Without the additional descriptor (think that might be a made up word), 'quality' means nowt. It is often used with other stupid expressions like 'farmhouse' and 'hand-crafted'. You wouldn't a frame handcrafted by a moron let loose with oxy kit.

 

[swee'pea99]

Not exactly an oxymoron but 'saved by the woodwork'. No: the woodwork didn't save anything; they just hit it.

 

[carpiste]

Deep fried = submerged e.g. battered fish

Shallow fried = part submerged, e.g. breadcrumbed plaice fillet turned half way through cooking

Pan fried = only sufficient oil to coat bottom of pan e.g. plain sea bass fillet almost cooked out skin side down and turned briefly to colour flesh side.

Pan roast = as pan fried but flashed through hot oven to cook through e.g. thick salmon fillet

I take it you`re an avid cooking show viewer, a celebrity, contestant, chef or very experienced amateur

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Intimate gig.

Look there will be a number of strangers as well as the band crowded into a small room. It’ll be anything but intimate.

 

[Drago]

I literally died

I literally hate it when people use literally instead of figuratively. I wish they would be more pacific.