12 Metaphors for scandal

" Scandal is the least excusable of all conversational vulgarities.

But scandal is a plant that needs no root in the earth; like the houseleek, it can thrive upon air; and those who separate themselves the most entirely from the world are apt, for that very reason, to receive the larger share of its attention.

"You might have told her that scandal isn't history, that history never was made in such places.

He became furious if any of us spoke of searching for the child; the scandal was past remedy, and he did not wish to aggravate it by her return, bringing back a lost one to the Holy Metropolitan Church, and to the honoured house of the Lunas.

"Yes, of course it mattered," she faltered, and then went on coldly, as he gave a glad start; "scandals are so unpleasantscenes and all those things are so revolting.

The Clodian scandal was, I think, the first episode after your departure.

"Thus they take a sip of tea, then for a draught or two of scandal to digest it, next let it be ratafia, or any other favourite liquor, scandal must be the after draught to make it sit easy on their stomach, till the half hour's past, and they have disburthen'd themselves of their secrets, and take coach for some other place to collect new matter for defamation.

Bend all your force to spatter merit; Scandal is conversation's spirit.

There is anecdote and pleasantry enough in this particular oration; but the scandals of Roman society of that day, into which the defence of Caelius was obliged to enter, are not the most edifying subject for any readers.

The great scandal of the times was the immoral lives of the clergy, especially of the monks, and the immunities they enjoyed.

The scandal of the quarrel became a grave injury to the Government of the country.

The following example is from an Essay on Satire, printed with Pope's Works, but written by one of his friends: "Whose is the crime, the scandal too be theirs; The knave and fool are their own libellers.

12 Metaphors for  scandal