I am right; I am left.
I am on; I am wrong.
I am winter; I am heat.
I am ahead; I am last.
I am play; I am serious.
I am wood; I am man.
What am I?
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1$\begingroup$ you are right, left, on, wrong, winter, heat, ahead, last, play, serious, wood and man $\endgroup$– FabichCommented May 23, 2016 at 16:13
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$\begingroup$ added the word tag for clarity. $\endgroup$– MattCommented May 23, 2016 at 16:14
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$\begingroup$ "Thing" would work! $\endgroup$– fffredCommented May 23, 2016 at 16:26
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You are
Dead
Because
I think all the sentences refer to commonly used idioms and expressions.
I am right;
Dead right - right without doubt.
I am left.
Left for dead - left in a situation where death is the most likely outcome.
I am on;
Dead on - perfectly accurate, exactly right.
I am wrong.
Dead wrong - completely wrong.
I am winter;
Dead of winter - the middle of winter.
I am heat.
Dead heat - a situation in which two or more competitors in a race are exactly level.
I am ahead;
Dead ahead - straight ahead.
I am last.
Dead last - exactly last.
I am play;
Play dead - to pretend to be dead.
I am serious.
Dead serious - completely serious.
I am wood;
Dead wood - people or things no longer useful or productive.
I am man.
Dead man - an object buried in or secured to the ground for the purpose of providing anchorage or leverage.
The Ringer
Dead ringer - an exact lookalike.
answered May 23, 2016 at 16:27
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