Sometimes the cliche' phrases we use that include adjectives really are not flattering. Like "old friend."Does it mean your friend is old?
How about a long time? What kind of time is long? an hour? Some minutes seem really long . So if one had waited a minute but it felt like a really long minute would they have waited a long time?
Well, my time is up. But my clock is on a desk which isn't very high up? So how did my time get up?
