So there's that outburst, "Holy s**t!" that is best said in a more polite way. Saying "Holy Cow!" is a good substitute. A lot of people say this when in awe of something, or if you drop a hammer on a foot. I find myself saying, "Holy Cow" more than most people.
So here is another explanation I painted for Holy Cow - or Holey Cow, in my Idiom series.
Here are the sketches as I worked on what a "Holy Cow!" really looks like.
Hi Laura !
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post. Also, I shared it with a few of my ESL students, who are Korean.
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-- H A L ☮
Thank Hal for sharing this post.
DeleteThank you so much for sharing my post on idioms. Look for more idiom blog posts very soon on www.laurahoffmanart.blogspot.com :)
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I love that expression instead of speaking bad word.
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