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The writing is on the wall for bookshops.

Mixed metaphors

Lecture: A process by which the notes of the professor become the notes of the student, without passing through the minds of either.

Definitions Education School

American Way: Using instant coffee to dawdle away an hour.

Definitions

Blurt: To speak the truth.

Definitions Speech

An economic forecaster is like a cross-eyed javelin thrower: they don’t win many accuracy contests, but they keep the crowd’s attention.

People

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Characteristics Honesty Lies Science/Weather

Better to understand a little than to misunderstand a lot.

Beliefs Intelligence Proverbs Understanding

A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it.

Food/Drink Marriage

“This fabric is not good enough to make a bolero,” said Tom unravellingly.

Tom Swifties

“I lost my trousers,” said Tom expansively.

Tom Swifties

Once again, the Achilles' heel has reared its ugly head.

Mixed metaphors

Marriages are made in heaven, maybe that’s why so many atheists fool around.

Marriage

Reoriented: Sent back to China.

Definitions Wordplay

He had to use a fire distinguisher.

Malaprops

There’s no future in time travel.

Activities Future Past Time Travel

Balanced Diet: A cookie in each hand.

Definitions

He could wear a top hat and walk under a snake’s belly.

Expressions

So windy he could blow up an onion sack.

Communication Exaggerations Expressions Speech

Yacht: A floating debt.

Definitions

Like socks on a rooster

Expressions

Detour: Something that lengthens your mileage, diminishes your gas, and strengthens your vocabulary.

Activities Definitions Travel