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Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
Give them an inch (proverb) Give them an inch and they'll take a mile. If one makes concessions for someone, that will embolden that person to take further advantage of one, instead of being content with what they have been given. they’ll take a mile
95%
Damned if you do Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Said when one is faced with two undesirable options. damned if you don’t
94%
All talk All talk and no action. Said of one who talks a lot about something that one has not actually done, or will not actually do. no action
94%
To carry fire in one hand Carry fire in one hand and water in the other. To be duplicitous; to deceive. water in the other
92%
A place for everything (proverb) A place for everything, and everything in its place. One ought to have a place set aside in which everything can be stored, and everything should be stored in that place when it is not being used. everything in its place
91%
Weep (proverb) Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone. People like to be around those who are happy (but not those who are sad or morose). you weep alone
91%
Tooth Tooth and nail. Furiously or fiercely; with all of one's strength and effort. nail
88%
Sunshine Sunshine and rainbows. Happy, positive things, sometimes with a connotation of unrealistic expectations. rainbows
86%
A pinch (Primarily UK, Australia, Ireland) A pinch and a punch for the first of the month. A childhood taunt uttered while literally pinching and punching someone on the first day of a new month. a punch
81%
Keep body To keep body and soul together. To survive, especially through very modest means. soul together
81%
Between hay Between hay and grass. Unable to be easily categorized. grass
80%
Fat Fat and happy. Pleased, content. happy
72%
Large Large and in charge. Assuredly in control of someone or something; having total authority over someone or something. in charge
72%
Enough Enough and some to spare. More than enough. some to spare
67%
Everybody Everybody and his dog. Used hyperbolically to express a large number or a majority of people. his dog
59%
I’m from Missouri (primarily US) I'm from Missouri and you've got to show me. Show me proof of what you say. The phrase derives from Missouri's nickname, "The Show Me State." you’ve got to show me
59%
All in the Kool-Aid (slang) All in the Kool-Aid and don't know the flavor. Involving oneself in something one knows little or nothing about. don’t know the flavor
58%
Darby (primarily UK) Darby and Joan club. A social club for the elderly. It gets its name from the happily married elderly couple mentioned in Henry Woodfall's 1735 poem "The Joys of Love Never Forgot: A Song." Joan club
58%
Juice Juice and cookies. Trivial and uninteresting snacks or refreshments. cookies
56%
‘Twixt the cup (proverb) There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Even something that one feels confident will succeed can have disastrous problems before it concludes. "'Twixt" is a shortening of "betwixt," an archaic form of "between." the lip
55%
Up Up and doing. Active, especially following a time of illness, injury, or idleness. doing
53%
Main strength Main strength and awkwardness. Pure, unreasoning force of strength; brute force. awkwardness
52%
To be meat To be meat and drink to (someone). To be particularly appealing or enjoyable to someone, especially when most people would regard the same task or topic with disdain. drink to (someone)
31%
Carriage Carriage and pair. A carriage being pulled by two horses. pair
27%
Hadaway (rude slang, primarily Geordie dialect) Hadaway and shite. Get away from me/us! Get out of here! shite
22%
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