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She grabbed the bull by the tail and faced the problem squarely.

Mixed metaphors

Upgraded and Improved: Didn't work the second time.

Definitions Situations Things

The flood damage was so bad they had to evaporate the city.

Malaprops

If she was cast as Lady Godiva the horse would steal the show.

Acting Entertainment Insults

Depression: A period during which we have to get along without the things our grandparents never dreamed of.

Definitions Money Past Time

Remember, Rome wasn’t burned an a day.

Mixed metaphors

Consumer: One who delights advertisers by acquiring unnecessary products.

Definitions Shopping

Ambition: Goaled rush.

Definitions

He’d fight an anvil.

Characteristics Expressions

Prejudice: A great time-saver that enables one to form opinions without bothering to get the facts.

Definitions

Diet: What helps a person gain weight more slowly.

Definitions Food/Drink

Bowling: Marbles for grown-ups.

Activities Definitions

“I hear a brook,” Tom babbled.

Tom Swifties

“Will you quit rustling around in my closet!” said Leif.

Tom Swifties

Noise: Earitation.

Definitions

As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.

Education Religion School

Broom: Witch craft.

Definitions

He’s a man without an island.

Mixed metaphors

Whoa!: A brake for horses.

Animals Definitions

Bill Collector: A man whom few care to see but many ask to call again.

Definitions

Give a man a match, and he'll be warm for a minute, but set him on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Situations