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House: Domicile purchased by married couples so they have some place to pour all their money.

Definitions

Spanking: Stern punishment.

Definitions

Laziness: The habit of resting before you get tired.

Characteristics Definitions

He's between a rock and the deep blue sea.

Mixed metaphors

He is not the sharpest cookie in the jar.

Mixed metaphors

“We’ll need a higher price at auction,” Tom said morbidly.

Tom Swifties

He ran a cottage industry from his garden shed.

Mixed metaphors

That's a huge weight lifted off my head.

Mixed metaphors

Let's clear up a loose end.

Mixed metaphors

“I had an accident in the kitchen,” said Tom with panache.

Tom Swifties

We should continue to ride the horse that brings in the gravy.

Mixed metaphors

Marriage: A deal in which a man gives away half his groceries in order to get the other half cooked.

Cooking Definitions Food/Drink Marriage

What is the probability that something will happen according to the odds?

Uncategorized

There are rules about riding a horse, but the horse won’t necessarily know them.

Animals

A duck on a hot tin roof.

Mixed metaphors

I shot the wind out of his saddle.

Mixed metaphors

X: The signature of a happy man.

Definitions

At the zoo I like to watch the polo bears.

Animals Malaprops

“Your tears simply do not affect me,” he observed dryly.

Tom Swifties

“I know what herb would taste nice with this,” said Tom sagely.

Tom Swifties

He knew how to butter his nest.

Mixed metaphors