A
13. I wouldn't say no.
Litotes
10. She was let go from her job last week.
Euphemism
20. It's not rocket science.
Litotes
7. Break a leg!
Idiom
Euphemism
8. I can't wait to get back out on the waves!
Synecdoche
15. She is under the weather and won't be in today.
Idiom
25. He was acting like a big baby.
Oxymoron
26. He got up on the wrong side of the bed.
Cliche
6. She was crying happy tears.
Oxymoron
16. The captain commands one hundred sails.
Synecdoche
23. "Twinkle, twinkle little star,
How I wonder what you are."
Apostrophe
11. I swore allegiance to the Crown.
Metonymy
2. Every choice you make is like spinning the wheel of fortune-sometimes you will get the result that you desire, while other times you will end up with something you have always hoped to avoid.
Analogy
4. "O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die."
Apostrophe
3. This ice cream is so good it's evil!
Paradox
17. This double chocolate ice cream is nutritionally deficient, but spiritually nourishing.
5. The fender bender totalled out her car.
Meiosis
22. You have to spend money to make money.
Paradox
24. The hurricane is going to bring a tiny bit of rain.
Meiosis
21. Raising children requires the same dedication you would give to a garden. Nurture them, feed them, introduce them to both light and dark, and have patience; and soon you will see them grow into blooming wonders.
Analogy
12. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
Juxtaposition
19. The pen is mightier than the sword.
Metonymy
9. Hope for the best; prepare for the worst.
Antithesis
14. All's fair in love and war.
Juxtaposition