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Behold, this very day, I have interceded another letter from the fellow.

Malaprops

You're making a mountain out of a Mohawk.

Malaprops

Brute Force: When your brain doesn’t work, just keep beating on the problem until one of you dies.

Definitions

“I see,” said Tom icily.

Tom Swifties

He’d fight an anvil.

Characteristics Expressions

Mother-in-law: A woman who destroys her son-in-law’s peace of mind by giving him a piece of hers.

Definitions Family

Let's make sure we're all talking off the same sheet of music.

Mixed metaphors

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sixteenth Chapel.

Malaprops

Farmer: A handy man with a sense of humus.

Definitions Wordplay

That's the whole kettle of fish in a nutshell.

Mixed metaphors

“I was raised in a foster home,” said Tom transparently.

Tom Swifties

Censor: A person who sticks his noes into other people’s business.

Definitions

His ears are so big… he heard the sun come up.

Appearance Body Exaggerations

You have the right to remain silent; anything you say will be misquoted then used against you.

Communication Law Speech

Aardvark: In the beginning was the word. And the word was ‘Aardvark.’

Communication Definitions Language

This is really a jack of all trades and master of non.

Misspokements

“This steamroller is amazing,” said Tom flatteringly.

Tom Swifties

Keep a stiff upper chin.

Mixed metaphors

Take a flying hike.

Mixed metaphors

“That city will never be rebuilt,” the prophets babble on.


Tom Swifties

It was time to get my act in gear.

Mixed metaphors