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Aversion: One side of a disputed story.

Definitions

Major: Area of study that no longer interests you.

Definitions Education Learning

What a dirty trap!

Mixed metaphors

Bliss: Having no idea what is really happening.

Definitions

“There’s no need for silence,” Tom allowed.

Tom Swifties

There’s nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning with them won’t aggravate.

People

A seven pound baby arrived last night to frighten the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Caswell.

Malaprops

It's so flat you can look down the road and see the back of your head!

Expressions Places

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

Definitions Things

A rolling stone kills no birds.

Mixed metaphors

Flashlight: A case for storing dead batteries.

Definitions Things

“I’ve mailed the letter,” Tom assented.

Tom Swifties

Electrician: A person who wires for money.

Definitions Occupations Work

Reckless Driver: One who passes you on the highway in spite of all you can do.

Definitions People

Sewing Circle: Where friendship hangs by a thread.

Definitions Friends Wordplay

Conscience: The voice that tells you not to do something after you have done it.

Definitions

Dark Ages: Knight time.

Definitions

A duck on a hot tin roof.

Mixed metaphors

That woman's had her face lifted so many times that whenever she raises her eyebrows she pulls up her stockings.

Appearance Body

“I have to wear this cast for another six weeks,” said Tom disjointedly.

Tom Swifties

Neurotic: Someone who worries about things that didn’t happen in the past instead of worrying about things that won’t happen in the future.

Definitions People