Transportation Idioms
Someone who is not attentive is in this condition at the auto's steering mechanism
Asleep at the wheel
This adjective found before "law" & "arts" means "warlike"
martial
PPV for short, it's the way many UFC fans watch the big fight on TV
Pay-Per-View
A female offspring & a sound of mirth
Daughter and Laughter
Hurry up & name this synonym for "quicken"
accelerate
In my mind I was chugging along toward a brilliant statement, but you made me lose this
train of thought
Also the name of a mineral, as an adjective it means resembling a snake in form or movement
serpentine
In an ungrammatical idiom from the mid-1800s, this phrase comes before "you takes your choice"
You pays your money
a small pigeon and a kitchen range
dove and stove
A type of snake, or that old soft shoe
moccasin
To do things in the wrong order, like with a wagon & a beast of burden
putting the cart before the horse
From the Greek word for "hidden", it describes something mysterious in meaning
cryptic
The politically controversial idea of basically creating Medicare for everyone is known as this type of health care
single-payer
Half a quart & a small piece of fiber that comes off clothing
pint and lint
This ball-rolling game is a Special Olympics event
Bocce ball
An isolated location is said to be "off" this thoroughfare
off the beaten path
2 rhyming adjectives: one means envious, the other, enthusiastic & eager
Jealous and zealous
To keep up your good standing in the Teamsters, or to earn your position by hard work & tough times
pay your dues
A muscle pain & a Native American people of Arizona
ache and Apache
odd or irregular
eccentric
Pink Floyd's "Learning To Fly" speaks of this kind of "flight" into one's imagination
A flight of fancy
Because it can be drawn or stretched out into a thin wire, copper is described by this adjective
ductile
It's the word for one who is the customer of an electric utility & must deal with its bills
ratepayer
To hang around after others leave & a pungent root used in Asian cooking
linger and ginger
A respiratory spasm
hiccup