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“I have to fix the car,” said Tom mechanically.

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… forced to wade through a mountain of red tape

Mixed metaphors

Calorie: Basic measure of the amount of rationalization offered by the average individual prior to taking a second helping of a particular food.

Definitions Food/Drink

Clichés: Fixtures of speech.

Definitions Language

“I’m just an average guy,” said Tom meanly.

Tom Swifties

He was grinnin like a possum eatin a sweet tater.

Expressions

Woman: A creature whom God made beautiful that man might love her, and unreasonable that she might love man.

Definitions People

Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.

Life Proverbs

Silence: Having nothing to say and saying it.

Communication Definitions Situations Speech

Status Quo: Latin for “the mess we’re in.”

Definitions Problems

“How do you start a model-T Ford without a battery?” asked Tom crankily.

Tom Swifties

That’ll separate the men from the goats.

Mixed metaphors

“Let’s sort this out,” Tom ordered.

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“I’ve joined the navy,” Tom said fleetingly.

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Everybody and his dog was there.

Expressions People

Abdicate: To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

Body Definitions

“Someday I’ll run the CIA,” said Tom aspiringly.

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“I have to wear this cast for another six weeks,” said Tom disjointedly.

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He’d steal flies from a blind spider.

Characteristics Expressions Honesty

Keep a stiff upper chin.

Mixed metaphors

“I have to wear this cast for another six weeks,” said Tom disjointedly.

Tom Swifties