Repair
Repair verb - To bring back to a former condition or vigor.
Subverted
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted by Frank Zappa in his song Flakes from Sheik Yerbouti, where the repair men are incompetent beyond the term itself.
Source: Mr. Fixit - Subverted in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa when Skipper was organizing the newly recruited (by Phil & Mason) monkeys to repair their plane.
Source: Stupid Question Bait -
Subverted in that they are laughing at Rocko for wanting to repair his old car and have it compete in a race against their muscle cars.
Source: Monkey Morality Pose
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