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I shot the wind out of his saddle.

Mixed metaphors

Well, thats as clear as a bull in a china shop.

Mixed metaphors

A leopard can't change his stripes.

Mixed metaphors

Beware geeks bearing scripts.

Reviews/Criticism

Glutton: A person who takes the piece of French pastry you wanted.

Definitions Eating Food/Drink People

Courtship: When a fellow gets so wrapped up in a girl that it’s easy to tie the knot.

Definitions Relationships

He’s a wolf in cheap clothing.

Malaprops

“Some of my windows were broken in the storm,” he said, pained.

Tom Swifties

He's the pineapple of politeness.

Malaprops

Middle Age: That time of life when you'd rather not have a good time than recover from it. 

Age Definitions

Egotist: A person of low taste more interested in himself than in me.

Definitions

Disinheritance: Heir cut.

Definitions

“What’s a wide-angle lens?” asked Tom obtusely.

Tom Swifties

“I just bought a woollen sweater,” said Tom sheepishly.

Tom Swifties

… behold, this very day, I have interceded another letter from the fellow.

Malaprops

One good thing about apathy is you don’t have to exert yourself to show you’re sincere about it.

Characteristics

“Melinda broke my heart,” Tom said half-heartedly.

Tom Swifties

His car is so expensive the radiator requires Perrier.

Autos Exaggerations Things

I’d sooner be in hell with my back broke.

Expressions Situations

“My compliments to the company that makes the Macintosh computer”, said Tom applaudingly.

Tom Swifties

Taxidermist: A man who mounts animals.

Animals Definitions Occupations