RHYME AND REASON VII

RHYME TIME MIX I
From BRAIN GAMES FOR WORD NERDS
Francis Heaney

How hard would it be to recognize common expressions if every word were replaced by a rhyming word? Not too hard, it turns out. For example, given GRIN FLAIR BUN FLAT, the answer would be BEEN THERE DONE THAT. But what if you alphabetize the rhyming words - thus mixing up their left-to-right order. Now that's actually kind of tricky. For example, given BRITAIN DUNCE HIGH NICE, the answer would be ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY. The phrases below are ordered not necessarily by difficulty, but by their total number of words. The first words are given below as hints.

1. CHALK CREEP FIZZ
2. GONE SLIME STARCHES
3. CHASED RACED SNAKES
4. HONKERS SHOVE SMALL
5. COLLEGE FLOWER QUIZ
6. JUNCTION STORM SWALLOWS
7. JUICE PINK STRIPS ZIPS
8. CHUNKY FLUNKY TEA VIEW
9. CACTUS CREW CUT SPEECH
10. EVER FRIGHTENING MICE TYKES

HINTS:
First words:
1. CHALK
2. SLIME
3. CHASED
4. SHOVE
5. COLLEGE
6. STORM
7. JUICE
8. CHUNKY or FLUNKY
9. CACTUS
10. FRIGHTENING

Answers:

1. Talk is cheap.
2. Time marches on.
3. Haste makes waste.
4. Love conquers all.
5. Knowledge is power.
6. Form follows function.
7. Loose lips sink ships.
8. Monkey see, monkey do.
9. Practice what you preach.
10. Lightning never strikes twice.