THAT'S SO CLICHE!
Need something? Well, just come to the point & stop "beating around" this
the bush
Walk across the Ha'penny Bridge at Liffey Street to get the trendy Temple Bar area of this capital
Dublin
James Joyce set his 1914 collection of short stories in this capital of Ireland
Dublin
On a flight from Oakland to Chicago on May 15, 1930, Ellen Church became the first woman to work as one of these
flight attendant
Aka a redbird & protected by law, this bird may have up to 4 broods from April to August each year
a cardinal
People who meet briefly & then go their separate ways are like these "that pass in the night"
ships
Purchase some port at the Mercearia Liberdade in this city
Lisbon
The terrible title game of chance in this Shirley Jackson story takes place on June 27
"The Lottery"
These mischievous supernatural creatures of Arab lore were made famous by "The 1,001 Nights"; make a wish!
a genie
The ruby-throated one of these can migrate 500 miles while burning off only slightly more than one gram of fat
hummingbird
This 5-word phrase meaning to proceed as normal, no matter what happens, is associated with the theatre
the show must go on
Thrill to the history of Zamek Krolewski, this city's royal castle
Warsaw
This Poe story mentions "a low, dull, quick sound... as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton"
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
It's alphabetically last among the member countries of the United Nations
Pochards, perching, stiff-tailed & dabbling are types of these birds
ducks
Probably at least once, you've gotten in trouble with your parents & they've "read" you this "act"
the riot act
Czech in for a luxurious weekend at the Grand Hotel Bohemia in this city
Prague
O! the ironic twist that ends his 1906 story "The Gift of the Magi"
O. Henry
The rock musical "Hair" features a chant of this Hindu sect founded in the U.S. in 1966
the Hare Krishna
There are about 60 species of this wading bird; Asia has a purple one & America, a great blue
a heron
It means to relieve someone of a lot of money, or it's what you'd do with a stained silk dress
take to the cleaners
Chill out at the world's first permanent icebar, the Absolut Icebar in this city
Stockholm
The character Jesse B. Semple figures prominently in many of this "Harlem" poet's short stories
Langston Hughes
Yeeeeeee-haaaa! Billy Idol knows this drink's got bourbon, triple sec, lemon juice, an egg white & an orange slice
a Rebel Yell
The gray type of this bird was introduced to North America in 1889; come on, get happy!
a partridge