Rhyme Time
Extreme anger; and area in a theater where the play takes place.
Rage; and stage
Creative or imaginative ideas that are not limited by practical considerations
Blue sky thinking
A seedy, run-down hotel or lodging
Fleabag
To swear or blaspheme; and Florence Nightingale’s profession.
Curse; and nurse
Happening very rarely.
Once in a blue moon
A person who talks and talks and talks, but says little of value
Windbag
Small garden area; and luxury boat.
Plot; and yacht
An architect’s drawings.
Blue prints
Nickname for a wealthy person
Moneybags
Juicy purple fruit; and rundown area of a city with substandard housing.
Plum; and slum
The highest prize in a competition or event
Blue Ribbon
Northerners who went South after the Civil War to profit from the unsettled conditions during Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers
Veracity; and, as the saying goes, this is wasted on the young.
Truth; and youth
To edit especially by shortening or deletion
Blue pencil
a turnip
rutabaga