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Deep pockets… short arms

Expressions

Before arguing with your boss, make absolutely sure you’re right – then let the matter drop.

Beliefs

Radical: Anyone whose opinion differs from ours.

Beliefs Definitions People

Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offense.

Definitions

Limit: Maximum number of a particular fish that an angler can take in a day. This number varies from place to place and species to species, but it is a largely theoretical restriction with little practical application.

Activities Definitions

It’s time to step up to the plate and lay your cards on the table.

Mixed metaphors

“Why shouldn’t I stir my yoghurt with a ballpoint pen?” Tom bickered.

Tom Swifties

Beware geeks bearing scripts.

Reviews/Criticism

Brothel: Home is where the tart is.

Definitions

My girlfriend says that she thinks her husband is the world’s greatest lover, but she hasn’t been able to catch him at it!

Marriage Sex

Smile: To expose a portion of one’s skeleton as a gesture of goodwill toward a fellow human.

Definitions

“No, I won’t give you a note saying you’re excused,” said Tom unwaveringly.

Tom Swifties

Forger: A man who is always ready to write a wrong.

Definitions

Marital Freedom: The liberty that allows a husband to do exactly that which his wife pleases.

Husbands Marriage Wives

Adage: To become older.

Definitions

Flood: A river too big for its bridges.

Definitions

“Here’s your allowance for the next two weeks,” Tom advanced.

Tom Swifties

It could turn on a dime like a stallion.

Mixed metaphors

Brain: The apparatus with which we think we think.

Body Definitions

I’m just talking out loud.

Mixed metaphors

“I don’t want to rewrite this in prose,” said Tom aversely.

Tom Swifties