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A stitch in time saves a poke in the eye with a wet fish.

Mixed metaphors

Hotter than a depot stove

Expressions Science/Weather

There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness.

Communication Health Language

“I’m not going to give up anything this Easter,” said Tom relentlessly.

Tom Swifties

Fruitcake: The gift that keeps on giving.

Definitions

We should continue to ride the horse that brings in the gravy.

Mixed metaphors

She grabbed the bull by the tail and faced the problem squarely.

Mixed metaphors

Executive Ability: The art of getting the credit for all the hard work that somebody else does.

Definitions Work

The early worm is being picked first.

Mixed metaphors

Minor Operation: One performed on someone else.

Definitions Health

Marriage: A  relationship in which one person is always right, and the other is a husband.

Definitions Marriage

Caffeine: One of the four basic food groups.

Definitions Food/Drink

Umbilical Cord: Baby bungee.

Definitions

I used to be indecisive… but I'm not sure.

Characteristics

Absence makes the heart go wander.

Malaprops

This is up my wheelhouse.

Mixed metaphors

Market Correction: The day after you buy stocks.

Definitions

Always be nice to people on the way up because you'll meet the same people on the way down.

Characteristics People Success

“I’m from Missouri,” Tom stated.

Tom Swifties

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Intelligence Memory

“I’ve stopped seeing my therapist”, said Tom unshrinkingly.

Tom Swifties