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She has initiated and is very remorseful.

Characteristics Malaprops

“I manufacture tabletops for shops,” said Tom counterproductively.

Tom Swifties

We have to get all our ducks on the same page.

Mixed metaphors

It is so hot… no shirt, no pants, no problem.

Exaggerations Heat Science/Weather

Consultation: A medical term meaning “share the wealth.”

Definitions

“The average frequency of my voice is 160 Hz,” said Tom in measured tones.

Tom Swifties

Impregnable: A woman whose memory of labor is still vivid.

Definitions Sex

B Flat: An apiary.

Definitions

My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.

Communication Family Language Mothers

Run your kite up the flagpole

Mixed metaphors

Grinning like the butcher's dog

Expressions

Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet.

Characteristics

… on hollowed ground

Malaprops

“I think we were cheated,” Tom recounted.

Tom Swifties

When you don't know what you are doing, do it neatly.

Characteristics Intelligence

He was grinning like a butchers dog.

Emotions Expressions Happiness

Bride: A gal who puts her foot down as soon as her new husband has carried her over the threshold.

Definitions Marriage Wives

Perfume: What a woman hopes will make her the scenter of attention.

Definitions Wordplay

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

Tom Swifties

I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it.

Life Money

Exhaustion: Sufficient cause for the hospitalization of a celebrity – the normal state of existence for the rest of the working world.

Definitions