Time and Measurement
Calendar | Length & Distance | Numbers | Time | Size & Shape | Weight
Calendar
- the end of March — the mend of arch
- forty nights — naughty fights
- four years — your fears
- happy new year — happy 'you' near
- last day of the old year — last yay of the old dear
- less than a year — yes, then a leer
- see you next week — 'we' you next seek
- ten years — yen tears
- this will be the telling year — this will be the yelling tear
- worst week of my life — worst leak of my wife
- year in review — rear in ya' view
- yesterday morning — messed today, yawning
Length and Distance
- feet n' inches — eatin' finches
Numbers
- fifty nine — nifty fine
- fifty three — thrifty fee
- forty nine — naughty fine
- forty one — warty fun
- round figure — found rigor
- thatching a quarter — catching a thwarter
- two-abreast — brewer test
Time
- finite — nigh fight
- half past eleven — laugh past a heaven
- late, and grumpy too — great and lumpy too
- loads of time — toads of lime
- much of the time — touch of the mime
- one last final time — one fast Lionel time
- short pause — port shores
- slipped in time — tipped in slime
- the clock is ticking — the tock is clicking
- wait until the morning's over — mate until the warning's over
Size and Shape
- in spite of their size — in sight of their spies
- reasonable size — seasonable rise
Weight and Volume
- eight litres — late eaters
- filling weight — willing fate