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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The answers (joint work by aes, dmg, Engineer Toast, Gamow,Hellion):
1:
DICTNARY = shortened DICTIONARY = abridged dictionary
2:
PRAHOMTE = METAPHOR scrambled and mixed = Mixed metaphor
3:
..AVI.. = center piece of GRAVITY = The center of gravity
4:
MARY+MARY+MARY = SUM of MARY = Summary
5:
/r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ = reading between the lines
6:
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
7:
144 144 word word word word = 2 gross, 4 words = too gross for words
8:
LIFE = TTTT---------> = Life is something that begins at 4T = Life begins at forty
9:
WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD = World Series
10:
SUGAR x SUGAR x SUGAR = sugar cube
Partial answer:
2.
mixed metaphor
6.
long weekend (three S in the sequence MTWTFSSS)
9.
FOUR WORLD -> Forward or Foreword
One more guess for #6:
Eight days a week.
What can I say, I love the Beatles.
An alternative possible answer for 6:
And twice on Sundays. (Or perhaps the full phrase: Every day of the week and twice on Sundays.)
Partial Answer:
1.
DICTNARY = DICTIONARY - "IO" = either end of the dictionary = Bookends
DICTIONARY - "IO"
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Feb 26, 2015 at 20:17