This cartoon is based on the idiom take a shot.
Take a shot means 'try to do something; to attempt to do something'.
Examples:
"I don't know the answer to your question, but I'll take a shot anyway."
"I haven't played tennis before but I'm going to take a shot this weekend."
This joke is based on the meaning of the word insomnia and the idiom tired of:
Insomnia (in-SOM-ne-ah) is a common sleep problem. People who have insomnia have trouble falling asleep at night. As a result, they get too little sleep or have poor-quality sleep.
If something does not float your boat, you do not enjoy it or want it. When something floats your boat, you like it.
Example Sentences:
"The idea of playing football on a cold winter morning doesn't float my boat."
"Reading books doesn't really float my boat."
To help us understand this joke, let's take a look at the two meanings of the word mammoth.
1 - A mammoth (noun): a bit like a dinosaur that was very big and looked like an elephant.
This cartoon looks at two meanings of brush off.
This month's cartoon is based on the double meaning of click.
Definitions of Click
Today's joke is based on two meanings of bring down.
Bring down: Make someone depressed, unhappy or exhausted. Get Down can also be used:
"This rainy weather is really bringing me down."
This month's joke is based on the expression long face.
As you know, a horse, compared to a human, has a long face! We can use long face to describe someone's physical appearance e.g. "I have a long face but my brother's is quite round."
As an idiom long face means to look unhappy or sad:
This joke is based on two uses of the word smell.
Smell can be used to describe something that has a bad or unpleasant odour:
This month's joke is based on two meanings of the word, horn.
horn - A hard, pointed, often curved part that grows from the top of the head of some animals like cows, goats and rhinos. In the cartoon, the cow has two horns on its head.
