- 1 A finely woven theory.
- 2 The very fabric of the theory.
- 3 The theory fell apart at the seams.
- 4 It was a patchwork/crazy quilt of a theoruy.
Theories Are Clothing For Facts
-- 1 The theory fit the data nicely.
-- 2 Let's look at the naked facts.
-- 3 The theory seems tailor-made for our data.
-- 4 They cloaked the facts in a fancy theory.
-- 5 There aren't enough facts to hang that theory on.
-- 6 These facts really stretch the theory.
JE and AG