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We're going to get locked into a corner.

Mixed metaphors

Transvestite: A guy who likes to eat, drink and be Mary!

People

That man is a real charmer, a regular Don Coyote.

Malaprops People

Zigzag: The shortest distance between two drinks.

Alcohol Definitions Food/Drink

Desk: A dangerous place from which to view the world.

Definitions

“Get out of here!” said Tom believingly.

Tom Swifties

Farmer: The only man who can lose money every year, live well, educate his children, and then die rich.

Definitions

Television Programming: Material that fills the time between commercials.

Definitions Entertainment

Let’s go to lunch, I'm emancipated!

Food/Drink Malaprops

Our ship was caught in a typhoid.

Malaprops

Tougher than a boiled owl.

Expressions

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

Expressions Situations

Bury it under the carpet

Mixed metaphors

“Can I go looking for the Grail again?” Tom requested.

Tom Swifties

She tried to use reverse psychiatry on me.

Malaprops

Adam’s Rib: The original bone of contention.

Definitions

Graffiti: Urban scrawl.

Communication Definitions Reading/Writing

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Beliefs Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Proverbs

Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred.

Marriage

A wink is as good as a nod, to a blind horse.

Expressions

Absolute Pitch: Completely dark.

Definitions