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Proud as a dog with two tails

Characteristics Expressions

As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in public schools.

Education Religion School

“I was absolutely vitrified,” said Tom with a glazed look.

Tom Swifties

Bureaucracy is based on a willingness to either pass the buck or spend it.

Government

My purses were selling like wild cakes.

Mixed metaphors

That will open up a whole new can of issues.

Mixed metaphors

Yawn: Opening one’s mouth and wishing that others would close theirs.

Definitions

It’s time to grab the bull by the tail and look him in the eye.

Mixed metaphors

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

Tom Swifties

Fiber: Edible wood-pulp said to aid digestion and prolong life, so that we might enjoy another six or eight years in which to consume wood-pulp.

Definitions Eating Food/Drink

Siamese Twins: First person plural.

Definitions People

“I don’t want to rewrite this in prose,” said Tom aversely.

Tom Swifties

Fat: Energy gone to waist.

Appearance Body Definitions Fat

She is so old… she used to baby-sit Jesus.

Age Exaggerations Old

Tax Reform: Taking the taxes off things that have been taxed in the past and putting taxes on things that haven’t been taxed before.

Definitions Government Taxes

Your being Sir Anthony's son, would itself be a sufficient accommodation.

Malaprops

Ache: Joint concern.

Body Definitions

Bowling Alley: A quiet place of amusement where you can hear a pin drop.

Activities Definitions

Apparently: As either mother or father would do it.

Definitions

Let's call the kettle what it is!

Mixed metaphors

There's more than one way to spin a rat.

Malaprops