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Make no delusions about the past!

Malaprops

Innocent Bystander: A person so simple-minded he doesn’t know enough to get out of the way.

Definitions

Gossip: Anything that goes in one ear and over the back fence.

Communication Definitions Speech

Hotter than a depot stove

Expressions Science/Weather

Life’s all about ass – covering it, kicking it, kissing it or trying to get it.

Life

I would not trust him with a ten foot pole.

Mixed metaphors

“I’ve been waiting to see the doctor,” said Tom patiently.

Tom Swifties

Bridge is the only game that bruises more shins than hockey.

Activities Games

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

Expressions Places

Experience: What you get from being inexperienced.

Definitions

“Those cobs are amazing!” said Tom cornily.

Tom Swifties

There's many a pessimist who got that way by financing an optimist.

Characteristics Money

Argument: A discussion where two people try to get the last word in first

Definitions

Jury: A body of twelve men selected to decide which of the contestants has the better lawyer.

Definitions Government Law Lawyers

The bottom line boils down to…

Mixed metaphors

“Nobody has scored yet in the tennis game,” said Tom lovingly.

Tom Swifties

I’m gonna dig in my feet on this one.

Mixed metaphors

Put the trash in the Hipsy-Hampster.

Malaprops Things

“It’s not fair!” said Tom darkly.

Tom Swifties

Cemetery: An isolated spot, usually in a suburb, where mourners swap lies.

Definitions

Fiddler: A violinist before he becomes the virtuoso.

Definitions Entertainment Music