To get a step up in the world, you could use a ladder, or you could use your connections. I prefer the latter.

“I want to get the huge wart that looks like a nose removed from my back, but fi…”

“I want to have negative three kids. Or three negative kids.”

“A brick could be used to assuage your sense that life isn't real. Hold it in yo…”

“A whisper is like the shadow of a shout. My shout’s a little too green if I let…”