The catchphrase game

**chesser2538** · March 11, 2019, 03:23 PM

The first photo is the first word, it's a noun and it doesn't have to do directly with food, there are other things I could replace the food photo with and still have the same meaning.

Edit: been a few days so here is another hint.

Its a proverb that describes how the word the first picture relates to can give rise to the second picture

**paleologos** · March 14, 2019, 03:03 AM

Eating machine?

**chesser2538** · March 14, 2019, 04:16 PM

Nope, Everyone is getting caught up on the food aspect. The word doesn't describe the food its a concept. Gonna replace the first image and see if that helps.

**Cookiegod** · March 15, 2019, 02:10 AM

The new first image is a mystery as well, just like the old one and the second one. Which leads me to: "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma"

**paleologos** · March 15, 2019, 04:09 PM

This is either too clever or too dumb.
Is it a proverb?

**chesser2538** · March 15, 2019, 05:43 PM

Yeah. I already said that. Its 6 words

Here is another hint.
First Part: all 4 things have something in common.
Second Part: it has to do with the design and building of the machine.

**Muizer** · March 16, 2019, 06:02 PM

uh, something with 'nature' or even 'human nature'? Not that I know of any proverbs that start that way....

**chesser2538** · March 16, 2019, 07:58 PM

Might have made this one too hard, or my clues aren't helping. Inclined to give this one away. But will try one last hint.
The first picture refers to the 4 basic -----
The second picture refers to the creation of the device.

--------- is the ------ of ---------

**Muizer** · March 17, 2019, 05:06 AM

The four basic elements? I noticed earth, water and fire, but dismissed it because there's no wind (unless it's what you get from eating the onions)

**Cookiegod** · March 17, 2019, 05:57 AM

the air is in that pump. I thought about the elements as well, but I'm no good at English catchphrases.
That new first image didn't work btw. in the beginning.

**paleologos** · March 17, 2019, 08:44 AM

How about: "Secrecy is the element of (all) goodness" by Thomas Carlyle?

**chesser2538** · March 17, 2019, 09:28 AM

Gonna call it as no one is even close. It was 'necessity is the mother of invention.' The first photo is of the basic needs.
Here is a simpler concept. 2 words