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Gold Digger: A fund-loving girl.

Definitions

Zircon: A diamond falsie.

Definitions

Scissors: A piece maker.

Definitions Things

When you boil it down to its nuts and bolts

Mixed metaphors

Luck: An explanation for the other fellows’ success.

Definitions

Never believe anything until it's been officially denied.

Beliefs Communication

He's grinning like a mule eating briars.

Appearance Emotions Expressions Happiness

“I’ve still got two fingers left,” said Tom handsomely.

Tom Swifties

Congress: A body of men brought together to slow down the government.

Congress Definitions Government

Silence: Having nothing to say and saying it.

Communication Definitions Situations Speech

You could start an argument in an empty house.

Characteristics Expressions

“Pass me the shellfish,” said Tom crabbily.

Tom Swifties

Don’t bite the hand that looks dirty.

Mixed metaphors

“I just got a job putting up steel girders!” Tom beamed.

Tom Swifties

Awe: Wow of silence.

Definitions

Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

Fools Intelligence

He's so thin he had to stand twice in the same place to make a shadow.

Miscellaneous

Ingrate: A man who bites the hand that feeds him, and then complains of indigestion.

Definitions People

Bargain: A transaction in which each party thinks he has cheated the other.

Definitions Shopping

“Elvis is dead,” said Tom expressly.

Tom Swifties

Gluttony: A sign something is eating us.

Definitions Eating Food/Drink