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“I didn’t do well in the test,” Tom said degradedly.

Tom Swifties

You could have blown me over with a feather.

Misspokements

Conservative: A liberal who has just been mugged.

Beliefs Definitions

Liberal: One who tolerates all beliefs and opinions except those with which he disagrees.

Beliefs Definitions

Man was predestined to have free will.

Miscellaneous

Eunuch: One who is cut off from temptation.

Body Definitions

Take the ball by the horns and run with it.

Mixed metaphors

“That’s especially stupid!” said Tom superciliously.

Tom Swifties

Apple: Nutritious lunchtime dessert which children will trade for cupcakes.

Definitions Food/Drink

That e-mail was from Ann On.

Misspokements

She is so ugly… when she was born, the doctor slapped the wrong end.

Appearance Exaggerations Ugly

Exaggeration: Formal term for a collection of fishermen (i.e. an exaggeration of anglers).

Activities Definitions Language

Wink: A whether signal.

Definitions

The discovery of the preserved bodies “breathed new life into” Arctic exploration.

Mixed metaphors

Know-it-all: One who pretends to know something about everything but really knows nothing about anything.

Definitions

You could just charm the dew off of a honey suckle.

Expressions

“I haven’t had any tooth decay yet,” said Tom precariously.

Tom Swifties

Y Chromosome: A line of genes designed for men only.

Definitions Men People

Let dead dogs sleep.

Mixed metaphors

As we consider the road that unfolds before us.

Mixed metaphors