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He’s so skinny, his pants had only one back pocket.

Appearance Body Expressions

Tomorrow: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.

Definitions Future Time

Blurt: To speak the truth.

Definitions Speech

Vegetarian: Indian word for bad hunter.

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Stomach: The home of the swallow.

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“My neurotic blood-sucking arachnid has put on weight”, said Tom, his nervous tic showing again.

Tom Swifties

Grasping at the straw that broke the camel's back

Mixed metaphors

We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves.

Beliefs Opinion

“I’m halfway up a mountain,” Tom alleged.

Tom Swifties

The crust of the problem

Malaprops

“I am not full of hot air,” Tom belched.

Tom Swifties

Skeptic: One who won’t take know for an answer.

Definitions People

Sewing Circle: Where friendship hangs by a thread.

Definitions Friends Wordplay

Easy Payments: The ones that are easier said than done.

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Vuja de: The feeling you've never been here.

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Baby: Nine months interest on a small deposit.

Children Definitions Family

You've opened this can of worms, now lie in it.

Mixed metaphors

Imagination: What puts men in asylums unless they are crazy enough to put it down on paper or canvas.

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Confidence: What you have before you understand the problem.

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“I make the armor out of chain links,” Tom replied by mail.

Tom Swifties

Flirtation: Paying attention without intention.

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