Lines for Lexophiles

Lines for Lexophiles (lovers of words)

1. He often broke into song because he couldn’t find the key.
2. Every calendar’s days are numbered.
3. A lot of money is tainted. “Taint yours” and “taint mine”.
4. A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.
5. He had a photographic mind which was never developed.
6. A plateau is a high form of flattery.
7. The short fortuneteller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.
8. Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
9. Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine.
10. When you’ve seen one shopping center you’ve seen a mall.
11. When an actress saw her first strands of gray hair she thought she’d dye.
12. Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis.
13. Santa’s helpers are subordinate clauses.
14. Acupuncture is a jab well done.
15. Marathon runners with bad footwear suffer the agony of defeat.