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Quit spitting on the handle and get to hoeing.

Expressions Work

Radical: Anyone whose opinion differs from ours.

Beliefs Definitions People

Off the cuff of my head.

Mixed metaphors

It was so cold… we didn't clean the house – we just defrosted it.

Cold Exaggerations Science/Weather

“Your tears simply do not affect me,” he observed dryly.

Tom Swifties

Bad Driver: The person you run into.

Autos Definitions Things

Billboards: Litter on a stick.

Definitions

Zebra: A horse behind bars.

Animals Definitions

Dictatorship: A system of government where everything that isn’t forbidden is obligatory.

Definitions Government

Experience: What causes a person to make new mistakes instead of the same old ones.

Definitions Mistakes

“I punched him in the stomach three times,” said Tom triumphantly.

Tom Swifties

Whoops: An exclamation that translates roughly into “get a sponge.”

Accidents Definitions Problems

Hair dresser: Someone who is able to create a hair style you will never be able to duplicate again.

Definitions

Now you have hit it on the head with the nail.

Mixed metaphors

… having too much collateral in your blood.

Health Malaprops

Discretion: Being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice.

Definitions

Half the people you know are below average.

Characteristics People

Taking over the reigns of leadership.

Malaprops

Election: When the air is full of speeches and vice versa

Communication Definitions Elections/Voting Government Speech

“Watch out for that broken glass!” she said sharply.

Tom Swifties

Monarch: A king with a good publicity man.

Definitions