English, 02.02.2021 19:30, kendrawalraven
A pun is a form of wordplay that uses multiple meanings of a word or phrase for a humorous e ect. Some puns use idioms to give a statement a double meaning.
Remember, idioms are phrases that have a figurative meaning that is different than their literal meaning, like: Itās raining cats and dogs.
Directions: Write the literal and figurative meaning for the underlined idioms in each of the puns below.
Example: My mom asked me to stop imitating the amingos. I had to put my foot down.
Literal Meaning: I had to put my foot on the ground.
Figurative Meaning: I had to act rmly to get my way.
1. Pencils could be made with erasers at both ends, but what would be the point?
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2. I couldnāt figure out how to fasten my seatbelt. then it clicked.
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3. I have a fear of speed bumps but Iām slowly getting over it.
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4. What did the calculator say to his friends? You can count on me.
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5. I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. en it hit me.
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6. Grandma just discovered that I replaced her bed with a trampoline. She hit the roof.
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7. I canāt remember that boomerang joke, but Iām sure itāll come back to me eventually.
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8. Never lie to an X-ray technician. ey can see right through you.
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9. Broken puppets for sale. No strings attached.
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10. Iāve been learning braille. Iām sure Iāll master it once I get a feel for it.
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11. My time machine and I go way back.
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12. Learning how to collect trash isnāt that hard, I just picked it up as I went along.
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