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I get enough exercise just pushing my luck.

Activities Characteristics Exercise

The guy literally flew down the stairs!

Malaprops

I'd like to give you a going-away present… but you have to do your part.

Insults

“Well, I got here with five minutes to spare,” said Tom bitterly.

Tom Swifties

Craze: The other guy’s hobby.

Definitions

Abbreviation: An inordinately long word in light of its meaning.

Communication Definitions Language

Fettuccine Alfredo: Macaroni and cheese for adults.

Cooking Definitions Food/Drink

You could start an argument in an empty house.

Characteristics Expressions

“Here is your hotdog,” said Tom with relish.

Tom Swifties

That’s a kettle of fish of a different color.

Mixed metaphors

Automation has opened up a whole new field of unemployment.

Situations Work

It sounds good on paper.

Ideas Intelligence Mixed metaphors

“The roof is about to collapse”, Tom upheld.

Tom Swifties

Get two birds stoned at once.

Mixed metaphors

Birthday: Anniversary of one’s birth, observed only by men and children.

Age Definitions

“Getting rid of acid is easy,” said Tom basically.

Tom Swifties

You need only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape; if it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40, if it moves and shouldn’t, use the tape.

Things

Confidence: What you have before you understand the problem.

Definitions

Take time to stop and smell the tunnel at the end of the rainbow.

Mixed metaphors

Punctuality: The art of guessing correctly how late the other party is going to be.

Definitions Time

Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

People