Ten Rebus puzzles

Solve the following ten one-line Rebus puzzles:

1. DICTNARY


2. PRAHOMTE


3. ..AVI..


4. MARY+MARY+MARY


5. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/


6. MTWTFSSS


7. 144 144 word word word word


8. LIFE = TTTT--------->


9. WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD



10. SUGAR x SUGAR x SUGAR

Answer

The answers (joint work by aes, dmg, Engineer Toast, Gamow,Hellion):

1:

DICTNARY = shortened DICTIONARY = abridged dictionary

2:

PRAHOMTE = METAPHOR scrambled and mixed = Mixed metaphor

3:

..AVI.. = center piece of GRAVITY = The center of gravity

4:

MARY+MARY+MARY = SUM of MARY = Summary

5:

/r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ = reading between the lines

6:

MTWTFSSS = initial letters of weekdays + an extra saturday/sunday = Eight days a week
or: Long weekend
or: Every day of the week and twice on Sundays

7:

144 144 word word word word = 2 gross, 4 words = too gross for words

8:

LIFE = TTTT---------> = Life is something that begins at 4T = Life begins at forty

9:

WORLD WORLD WORLD WORLD = World Series

10:

SUGAR x SUGAR x SUGAR = sugar cube