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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.

Mixed metaphors

You're like a dog barking down the wrong well.

Mixed metaphors

I would not trust him with a ten foot pole.

Mixed metaphors

“It’s my maid’s night off,” said Tom helplessly.

Tom Swifties

We had a longer holiday than usual this year because the school was closed for altercations.

Malaprops

She's so fat… when she goes to a restaurant, she doesn't get a menu, she gets an estimate.

Appearance Body Exaggerations Fat

Golf: A long walk broken up by disappointment and bad arithmetic.

Definitions Golf Sports

Taxidermist: A man who mounts animals.

Animals Definitions Occupations

I don't want to step on your thunder.

Mixed metaphors

Aversion: One side of a disputed story.

Definitions

Ascribe: Newspaper reporter.

Definitions

Immorality: The morality of those who are having a better time.

Definitions

Love: The triumph of imagination over intelligence.

Definitions Emotions Love

Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your way again.

Characteristics

Politician: One who is willing to do anything on earth for the workers except become one.

Definitions Government Politicians

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Murphy’s Laws Situations

I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Appearance Body Characteristics

That’ll separate the men from the goats.

Mixed metaphors

A well-adjusted man is one who can play golf as if it were a game.

Golf Sports

Television: A watching machine.

Entertainment Television

I get enough exercise just pushing my luck.

Activities Characteristics Exercise