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Tact: The art of saying nothing when there is nothing to say. 

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Executive Suite: A sugar daddy.

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Once again, the Achilles' heel has reared its ugly head.

Mixed metaphors

“I’m putting on my T-shirt, shorts, and sunglasses,” Tom summarized.

Tom Swifties

Bill Collector: A man whom few care to see but many ask to call again.

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Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.

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Parents: People who bear infants, bore teenagers, and board newlyweds.

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Bureaucrat: A politician who has tenure.

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Expert: A person who knows enough to complicate simple matters.

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“This salad dressing has too much vinegar,” said Tom acidly.

Tom Swifties

Saint: A dead sinner, revised and edited.

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A good idea is one that hits the other fellow with a bolt of envy.

Ideas Intelligence

She was drop down gorgeous.

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Absent: The notation generally following your name in a class record.

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“This is the wrong tree,” Tom barked, as he climbed up.

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Courtship: A man pursuing a woman until she catches him.

Dating Definitions Relationships

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

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Slogan: A good old American substitute for the facts.

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Shakespeare: A man whose writings are so excellent it’s believed someone else must have written them.

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Automobile: A payment plan on wheels.

Autos Definitions Things

Farm: What a city man dreams of at 5 p.m…. never at 5 a.m.

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