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We need to look the 800-pound gorilla in the mouth

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Not without a grain of sugar

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The notion that space was empty, there was no stuff there, was something the mind finds it very difficult to get its head round, she said.

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e-mail: An advertising medium which is misused for personal messaging.

Communication Definitions

Windy as a hornet

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Self-made Man: A horrible example of unskilled labor.

Definitions

White Supremacists: The most convincing argument against the theory of white racial superiority.

Beliefs Definitions Intelligence People

Falsies: A hope chest.

Body Clothing Definitions

Sleeping dogs bark the loudest.

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“Now I have the tools to chop down that tree,” said Tom with a heavy accent.

Tom Swifties

Antiques: Furniture that is too old for poor folks but the right age for rich people.

Definitions

There are two sides to every argument, and they’re usually married to each other.

Communication Conflict Marriage Speech

Honesty: The fear of being caught.

Characteristics Definitions

It was so cold… my shadow froze to the sidewalk.

Cold Exaggerations Science/Weather

State-Of-The-Art: Soon-to-be-obsolete.

Definitions

No Exit: A sign indicating the most convenient way out of a building.

Definitions

Job: A place where you work just hard enough to avoid getting fired while getting paid just enough to avoid quitting.

Definitions Work

I haven’t seen him for donkey’s ears!

Malaprops

“Can I become a chorister?” Tom inquired.

Tom Swifties

Misnomer: The right name for the wrong word.

Communication Definitions Language

I thought it might be a good idea for you to check base with him.

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