Idioms

a play on words
a humorous use of a word to suggest a different meaning
Newspaper headlines often use a play on words to give a different meaning to a sentence.

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  • a race against time
  • a rain check
  • a raw deal
  • a regular guy
  • a ripple of excitement
  • a ripple of protest
  • a risk of rain/showers/thunderstorms
  • a road-hog
  • a rolling stone
  • a rough guess
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  • poke one's nose into (something)
  • turn on a dime
  • use up
  • scrounge around for (something)
  • take its toll
  • in effect
  • spring for (something)
  • stumble across/upon (someone or something)
  • come out of nowhere
  • get ahold of (someone or something)


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