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40 Cards in this Set
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fixed in your own ways
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idiom
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
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alliteration
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Lady of the night
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euphemism
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For breakfast I had a cereal that went "snap, crackle, pop".
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onomatopoeia
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I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.
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hyperbole
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The pillow wispered a bedtime story into my ear.
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personification
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The butterfly was a beautiful painting of color.
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metaphor
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Music is like a taco it can be hard or soft.
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simile
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I've told you a million times don't exaggerate
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hyperbole
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Swish, Pow, Shh, Bump, Buzz
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onomatopeia
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Break a leg
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Idiom
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Time never waits for anyone
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personification
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The silly snake stood subjected to slippery snots.
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alliteration
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He eats like a pig
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simile
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On the streets.
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euphemism
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Powder your nose
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euphemism
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Nick’s nephew needed new notebooks now not never.
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alliteration
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I love to sniff a good smelling flower
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onomatopeia
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Time marches to the beat of its own drum.
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personification
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This car goes faster than the speed of light.
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hyperbole
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That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur.
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hyperbole
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Actions speak louder than words
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idiom
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Between a rock and a hard place
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idiom
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Hide the sausage
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euphemism
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Having gone to one's reward
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euphemism
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Happy Hour
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euphemism
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Elvis has left the building
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idiom
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Don't count on your chickens until they've hatched
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idiom
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Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep
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alliteration
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Tim took tons of tools to make toys for tots
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alliteration
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As fresh as a daisy
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simile
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As dry as a bone
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simile
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The light in the sea of darkness
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metaphor
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A heart of gold
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metaphor
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The car groaned as it made its way down the long open road.
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personification
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The house stared down at her with empty glass eyes
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personification
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The sky exploded with a CRASH!"
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onomatopeia
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The thunder boomed in the background
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onomatopeia
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He is older than the hills
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hyperbole
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Her smile was a mile wide
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hyperbole
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