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And "cute as a bug's ear" is a snide insult that has been perverted into the opposite of its intended use.
it's all in the usage.
An old granny says it and you think "oh how adorable"
WC Fields says it and you realize he's referring to a child as a nasty, unwanted pest.
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"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies."
Earl of Chesterfield
"A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well."
Francis Bacon
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