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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  • hustle and bustle
  • lean on (someone)
  • extend credit to (someone)
  • pull out all the stops
  • plug in (something) or plug (something) in
  • give (someone) the go-ahead
  • put a bee in (someone's) bonnet
  • get one's rear in gear
  • pay up
  • think much of (someone or something)


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