1. I’ll bet you know the answer!
2. Don’t hesitate at this point.
3. I’m all ears.
4. Make sure you get a receipt.
5. Some of my friends are bilingual.
6. He was speechless when he saw his baby.
7. She wore a striped coat and blue suede shoes.
8. She wore a striped coat and blue suede shoes.
9. She wore a striped coat and blue suede shoes.
10. The kids love riddles.
11. The pub was called The Flute and the Fiddle.
12. The pub was called The Flute and the Fiddle.
13. He eats a clove of garlic every day.
14. He eats a clove of garlic every day.
15. The fortune teller read my palm.
16. The fortune teller read my palm.
17. Once again he was dissed.
18. Obesity is a serious problem these days.
19. It will soon go under the hammer.
20. She was wearing a lace collar.
21. She was wearing a lace collar.
22. After 9/11 there was a lot of debris lying around.
23. My colleagues briefed me when I came back to work.
24. Give me a brief report on the matter.
25. He was released on parole.
26. He was released on parole.
27. She has a knack of making everyone feel at home.
28. We were completely knackered after school.
29. The visitor looked for an ATM.
30. My uncle breeds dogs.
31. The fabric was torn.
32. They had obviously fabricated the evidence.
33. Did you talk to the chef?
34. This is delicious.
35. The article was downright malicious.
36. We used to have a mutual friend called Lenny.
37. One mustn’t humiliate people like that.
38. This mustard is home made.
39. There is a musty smell in the cellar.
40. There is a musty smell in the cellar.
41. The candidates have chosen their running mates.
42. This is a run-down building.
43. Who’s the runner-up?
44. The relay team won the gold.
45. They were delayed.
46. They looked for a lay-by.
47. There have been a lot of lay-offs recently.
48. There have been a lot of lay-offs recently.
49. He always wears a turtleneck.
50. Leave the report in my pigeonhole.
51. Put the dime in the piggy bank.
52. Put the dime in the piggybank.
53. What do you think about my scheme?
54. The musician owns a baby grand.
55. They bought new place mats.
56. As regards computing, he is a real geek.
57. I’m rather fond of leek.
58. I found him surprisingly meek.
59. The whole place reeks of vomit.
60. The whole place reeks of vomit.
61. The boat got stuck in the reeds.
62. We hadn't got the money to phone home, let alone stay in a
hotel.
63. Salvation Army strives to help the needy.
64. Salvation Army strives to help the needy.
65. He competed in shot put.
66. They put off the meeting.
67. His manners put me off.
68. Try to put it behind you.
69. He looked daggers at me.
70. This place is a loony bin.
71. This person is a bad lot.
72. They studied forensics.
73. One of my pupils has glandular fever.
74. That puppy was the runt of the litter.
75. That puppy was the runt of the litter.
76. That puppy was the runt of the litter.
77. The pines along the shore were all stunted.
78. The pines along the shore were all stunted.
79. The pines along the shore were all stunted.
80. The skirt comes in herringbone and plaid.
81. The skirt comes in herringbone and plaid.
82. He gave me a quizzical look.
83. She’s been gone quite three weeks.
84. I helped her out of pity.
85. This is clearly a pitfall.
86. Are you superstitious?
87. The whole performance was tedious.
88. That wallpaper is simply hideous.
89. My teacher speaks double Dutch.
90. Let’s go Dutch!
91. The man was barking up the wrong tree.
92. He worked as a barker.
93. Scattered showers will occur.
94. Scattered showers will occur.
95. There was a slight drizzle in the afternoon.
96. The valve was leaking.
97. Are we too lenient on criminals?
98. Somebody has fiddled the books.
99. Somebody has fiddled the books.
100. You’ve got a mole in your staff.
101. Our company has just got a new CEO.
102. My cat was spayed yesterday.
103. That guy is a legal eagle.
104. The physician said that he had got the clap.
105. The physician said that he had got the clap.
106. They denied the allegations.
107. They tried to avoid further casualties.
108. We want deeds, not words.
109. There is too much greed these days.
110. The boy got a scolding when he came late.
111. The bucket was made of spelter.
112. The bucket was made of spelter.
113. Last summer, I was a walk-on in a film.
114. There has been a rash of robberies in our neighbourhood.
115. There has been a rash of robberies in our neighbourhood.
116. There has been a rash of robberies in the neighbourhood.
117. That Frenchman is a count, not a duke.
118. That Frenchman is a count, not a duke.
119. That guy gives me the shudder!
120. She’s bought a new pair of specs.
121. That new building is spectacular.
122. That man is a fiend.
123. In the garden were lots of windfalls.
124. They decided to face the music.
125. A famous string-quartet is playing tonight.
126. He sported a black eye.
127. He sported a black eye.
128. We used to play marbles when we were young.
129. They embarked early in the morning.
130. Race, class or creed should be of no importance.
131. In Greece, we saw a dead starfish.
132. The fleas were all over the place.
133. He loaded his gun with blanks.
134. The bigwigs were the last ones to enter the room.
135. What’s your fallback plan?
136. It was a rather seedy-looking character.
137. She was asked to mediate between the parties.
138. I woke up with amnesia.
139. The Japanese are a very industrious people.
140. This area is the cradle of commerce.
141. She admired the undulating fields of the landscape.
142. They will stay here for keeps.
143. Their plans dovetailed.
144. We used to go to glitzy restaurants.
145. There are uncanny similarities between the two events.
146. He lived at an orphanage the first years of his life.
147. She had keepsakes from all over the world.
PUNS
A pun is an amusing use of a word or a phrase which has several meanings or
sounds like another word or phrase. Try to explain the puns in the following
jokes.
148. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.
149. An elevator makes ghosts happy because it lifts the spirits.
150. Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's
all right now.