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Chicken guarding the hen house

Mixed metaphors

I think the big guns will come to the boil.

Mixed metaphors

I've hit the nail on the jackpot.

Misspokements

Flirtation: Paying attention without intention.

Definitions

I'll bet she has her clothes made by Orville, the tent maker.

Malaprops

Graduate School: The place where a young scholar goes off his Dad’s payroll – and on to his wife’s.

Definitions Education School

The Norwegian language has been described as German spoken underwater.

Communication Language Places

As we consider the road that unfolds before us.

Mixed metaphors

Going fast while you are lost won't help a bit.

Science/Weather Situations

Only in America can a homeless combat veteran live in a cardboard box whilst a draft dodger lives in the White House.

America Places Situations

Statesman: An ex-politician who has mastered the art of holding his tongue.

Communication Definitions Politicians Speech

Experience: The name an older man gives to his mistakes.

Definitions Mistakes

Refinement: The ability to yawn without opening your mouth.

Characteristics Definitions

“Eating uranium can cause strange effects,” said Tom brightly.

Tom Swifties

If you are riding a high horse, there ain’t no way to get down off it gracefully.

Characteristics

A man's home is his castle – let him clean it.

Mixed metaphors

“2 bdrm furn w 5 appl”, said Tom aptly.

Tom Swifties

Traffic Light: A trick to get pedestrians halfway across the street safely.

Autos Definitions Things

Remember, Rome wasn’t burned an a day.

Mixed metaphors

Adolescence: The age between puberty and adultery.

Age Definitions Sex

Whenever you hear the word save, it is usually the beginning of an advertisement designed to make you spend money.

Communication Language Money