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Gossip: Something negative that is developed and then enlarged.

Definitions

Shoplifter: A person with a gift of grab.

Conflict Crime Definitions

Narcissist: Psychoanalytic term for the person who loves himself more than his analyst.

Definitions People Self

The history of the aquatics center shows… that the games’ organizers seem to be willing to spend money like water.

Mixed metaphors

A drunkard is like a whiskey-bottle, all neck and belly and no head.

Alcohol Food/Drink

Time: The arbitrary division of eternity.

Definitions Time

Hotter than a depot stove

Expressions Science/Weather

Kill two birds with one egg

Mixed metaphors

To avoid misunderstanding, I’ll stop speaking formal English and just use the binocular.

Communication Language Malaprops

Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.

Beliefs Definitions Honesty Lies

Clever Woman: One who knows how to give a man her own way.

Definitions

“Bad marksmanship,” the hunter groused.

Tom Swifties

Assembly Line: The notion that if a job is worth doing, it’s worth repeating 9,876 times a day.

Definitions

Let's do this in one foul sweep.

Malaprops

Clichés: Fixtures of speech.

Definitions Language

Dictatorship: A system of government where everything that isn’t forbidden is obligatory.

Definitions Government

It is so hot… no shirt, no pants, no problem.

Exaggerations Heat Science/Weather

Tact: The ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Definitions

Banging on their chests with a primeval scream.

Malaprops

“I have to wear this cast for another six weeks,” said Tom disjointedly.

Tom Swifties

“I’ve thought of another exception,” Tom rebutted.

Tom Swifties