pound-foolish
extravagant, incontinent, intemperate, lavish, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful ,
reddish-brown - Titian, auburn, bay, brassy, brazen, bronze, cardinal, carmine, cerise, chestnut, copper, crimson, fiery, flaming, foxy,
storm wind - blizzard, blow, gale, hurricane, squall, storm, tempest, typhoon, wind storm ,
cheesecloth - corduroy, cotton, fabric, filter, nylon ,
in many instances - again and again, commonly, frequently, habitually, often, ordinarily, repeatedly, routinely, usually ,
gone glimmering - ago, antiquated, antique, bygone, dated, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, done for, down the drain, elapsed, expired, extinct, finished,
wallpaper - board, brick, clap board, face, glass, glaze, lath, paper, plank, revet, shake, sheathe, shingle, slate, stone,
touch a chord - affect, melt, move, penetrate, pierce, smart, soften, sting, stir, touch ,
parolee - POW, captive, chain gang, con, convict, ex-convict, internee, jailbird, lifer, political prisoner, prisoner, prisoner of war, stir bird, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver,
the old man - dad, daddy, father, governor, old man, pa, pap, papa, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop, sire ,
within reason - dispassionately, evenly, in all conscience, judiciously, moderately, rationally, reasonable, reasonably, soberly, steadily, within bounds ,
storm wind - blizzard, blow, gale, hurricane, squall, storm, tempest, typhoon, wind storm ,
cheesecloth - corduroy, cotton, fabric, filter, nylon ,
in many instances - again and again, commonly, frequently, habitually, often, ordinarily, repeatedly, routinely, usually ,
gone glimmering - ago, antiquated, antique, bygone, dated, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, done for, down the drain, elapsed, expired, extinct, finished,
wallpaper - board, brick, clap board, face, glass, glaze, lath, paper, plank, revet, shake, sheathe, shingle, slate, stone,
touch a chord - affect, melt, move, penetrate, pierce, smart, soften, sting, stir, touch ,
parolee - POW, captive, chain gang, con, convict, ex-convict, internee, jailbird, lifer, political prisoner, prisoner, prisoner of war, stir bird, ticket-of-leave man, ticket-of-leaver,
the old man - dad, daddy, father, governor, old man, pa, pap, papa, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop, sire ,
within reason - dispassionately, evenly, in all conscience, judiciously, moderately, rationally, reasonable, reasonably, soberly, steadily, within bounds ,