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As clear as a buttonhook in the well water

Posted by Baceseras on October 22, 2010 at 14:30

In Reply to: As clear as a buttonhook in the well water posted by Terry Harper on October 22, 2010 at 09:11:

: Wwhat is the meaning or reference of "clear as a buttonhook in the well water"?

[Water from a well is presumably clear water; a buttonhook is a bit of wire formed into a loop; two things you can see through. - Baceseras.]

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