"Did you see their quiz scores?"

They are not the sharpest pencils in the box....

A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies

Catherine the Great

Ivan the Terrible

Alexander the Great

Richard the Lionheart

a figure of speech in which part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

the presentation of somethin as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is

a play on words

usage of words, phrases, or images in a way not intended by its normal significance

a statement that has two meanings, one of which is naughty or vulgar

a reference to another work of literature, person, or event

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

old-fashion or outdated choice of words

a very typical example of a certain person or thing

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned

an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand

a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite

a figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it

Greek for "mask". The Face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience

a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth