Eggcorns
"Surviving the doggie-dog world of venture capital funding requires more than a good idea; it demands relentless networking and impeccable timing." – Forbes
dog-eat-dog world
Ounce, Luster, Risk
BOunce, BLuster, BRisk
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_ _ _ IRE
B _ _ _ KIN
D _ _ _ STER
Ump
Scarecrow, Lion, Woodman
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
"The normally fierce CEO wouldn't say boo to a ghost when it came to confronting the board about the ethical breaches, much to the dismay of her staff." – The Economist
say boo to a goose
Ache, Limb, Ease
Cache, Climb, Cease
CA _ _ _ E
_ _ _ KIN
S _ _ _ PY
SY _ _ _ SE
Nap
Holmes, Watson, Devonshire
The Hound of the Baskervilles
"Whether the new law is constitutional is now a mute point; the Supreme Court's ruling has rendered any further debate irrelevant." – The New Yorker
a moot point
Lien, Isle, Corn
Alien, Aisle, Acorn
SH _ _ _
S _ _ _ ISH
TW _ _ _ TH
W _ _ _ ARE
Elf
Bah, Humbug, Ghosts
A Christmas Carol
"Fans were left on tender hooks for a week after the season finale's shocking cliffhanger, which saw the protagonist's fate left unknown." – Entertainment Weekly
tenterhooks
Last, Read, Ought
Blast, Bread, Bought
C _ _ _ P
C _ _ _NEY
T_ _ _ BLE
W_ _ _ PER
Him
Missisipi, Slave, Death
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
"After the controversial tweet went viral, he was treated as a social leopard in the industry, uninvited from panels and quietly dropped by his agent." – The Hollywood Reporter
leper
Ink, Range, Ration
Oink, Orange, Oration
TU _ _ _
EC _ _ _ SE
S _ _ _ PERS
F _ _ _
Lip
Runt, Spider, Slaughter
Charlotte's Web