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“That’s the last time I’ll stick my arm in a lion’s mouth,” the lion-tamer said off-handedly.

Tom Swifties

Humility: The ability to act ashamed when you tell people how wonderful you are.

Definitions

The coffee has burned my face! I'm going to be distorted!

Appearance Malaprops

“My garden needs another layer of mulch,” Tom repeated.

Tom Swifties

Till the cows freeze over.

Mixed metaphors

Boy: A noise with dirt on it.

Definitions People

“The girl has been kidnapped,” said Tom mistakenly.

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Agreeable Person: One who agrees with me.

Definitions

Trick Photography: Focus pocus.

Definitions

Puttering: Woman’s word for man’s work.

Definitions

“It’s made the grass wet,” said Tom after due consideration.

Tom Swifties

Did you watch the space shovel take off?

Malaprops

You might think the Channel Islands are a backwater.

Mixed metaphors

“The roof is about to collapse”, Tom upheld.

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Misnomer: The right name for the wrong word.

Communication Definitions Language

Toupée: Top secret.

Appearance Definitions Hair

What is the probability that something will happen according to the odds?

Uncategorized

“I want to be your best friend,” Tom said doggedly.

Tom Swifties

Surely we'll dig up the past, in order to bury the hatchet.

Mixed metaphors

Adolescence: The age between puberty and adultery.

Age Definitions Sex

Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.

Definitions Mistakes