Solve the following ten one-line Rebus puzzles:
- DICTNARY
- PRAHOMTE
- ..AVI..
- MARY+MARY+MARY
- /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/
- MTWTFSSS
- 144 144 word word word word
- LIFE = TTTT--------->
- WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD
- SUGAR x SUGAR x SUGAR
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1$\begingroup$ Not sure how they qualify as Rebus puzzles... (unless I have another definition in mind of what they are) I can't figure them all out, and on some I'm not entirely sure if my guess is correct. $\endgroup$– Tim CouwelierFeb 26, 2015 at 16:27
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The answers (joint work by aes, dmg, Engineer Toast, Gamow,Hellion):
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DICTNARY = shortened DICTIONARY = abridged dictionary
2:
PRAHOMTE = METAPHOR scrambled and mixed = Mixed metaphor
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..AVI.. = center piece of GRAVITY = The center of gravity
4:
MARY+MARY+MARY = SUM of MARY = Summary
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/r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ = reading between the lines
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MTWTFSSS = initial letters of weekdays + an extra saturday/sunday = Eight days a week
or: Long weekend
or: Every day of the week and twice on Sundays
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144 144 word word word word = 2 gross, 4 words = too gross for words
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LIFE = TTTT---------> = Life is something that begins at 4T = Life begins at forty
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WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD = World Series
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SUGAR x SUGAR x SUGAR = sugar cube
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$\begingroup$ To help out, what I thought: 8 = life begins at forty $\endgroup$ Feb 26, 2015 at 16:32
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2$\begingroup$ I think #1 is "abridged dictionary", but won't add unless confirmed. $\endgroup$ Feb 26, 2015 at 19:02
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$\begingroup$ Could #1 be Closed Dictionary, since the middle isn't "opened" for us to see? $\endgroup$ Feb 26, 2015 at 21:43
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$\begingroup$ Since what's missing from "DICTIONARY" is "IO", maybe it's an "unspoken rule". "Unspoken" plays off I/O being input/output and "rule" playing off the dictionary as a rule for spelling words. $\endgroup$ Feb 26, 2015 at 22:01
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Partial answer:
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mixed metaphor
6.
long weekend (three S in the sequence MTWTFSSS)
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FOUR WORLD -> Forward or Foreword
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One more guess for #6:
Eight days a week.
What can I say, I love the Beatles.
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An alternative possible answer for 6:
And twice on Sundays. (Or perhaps the full phrase: Every day of the week and twice on Sundays.)
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Partial Answer:
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DICTNARY = DICTIONARY - "IO" = either end of the dictionary = Bookends
answered Feb 26, 2015 at 18:32
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$\begingroup$ Actually, it should be
DICTIONARY - "IO"$\endgroup$ Feb 26, 2015 at 20:17 -
$\begingroup$ @MatiCicero See, I would have caught that if I hadn't been going so quickly... Thanks for pointing it out. $\endgroup$ Feb 26, 2015 at 20:23