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He ran a cottage industry from his garden shed.

Mixed metaphors

“I have to check the score on this exam again,” Tom remarked.

Tom Swifties

“Now I can do some painting,” said Tom easily.

Tom Swifties

Tact: The ability to arrive at conclusions without expressing them.

Definitions

“I used to command a battalion of German ants,” said Tom exuberantly.

Tom Swifties

Life is a box of cherries.

Mixed metaphors

We are treading on thin water.

Mixed metaphors

“I wouldn’t like anything but just that,” said Tom wantonly.

Tom Swifties

Architects: People who now have to measure their patrons for the breakfast nook.

Definitions Occupations

“Hey, you’re on my foot!” said Tom standoffishly.

Tom Swifties

Geologist: Fault finder.

Definitions Wordplay

Like socks on a rooster

Expressions

It's so far removed, it goes right over our heads.

Mixed metaphors

Bargain Hunter: One who is often led astray by false profits.

Activities Definitions Shopping

“I can’t march any more!” the soldier called haltingly.

Tom Swifties

I wouldn't trust him with my bargepole.

Mixed metaphors

Better not open that Panacea's box.

Mixed metaphors

Out of the mouths of babes comes cereal.

Children Family Wordplay

You could have knocked me over with a fender.

Mixed metaphors

You must have ears like an eagle.

Mixed metaphors

Altar: Place where a man loses control of himself.

Definitions Marriage