Structural Idioms
Nonprescription is synonymous with this 3-word phrase
Over The Counter
This winning declaration in a chess game is from the Arabic for "the king is dead"
Checkmate
Saltines are a type of one
Cracker
A common phrase is "slow as molasses in" this month; if it's said of you, pick up the pace!
January
Japanese for "goodbye", it derives from words meaning "if it be thus"
Sayonara
"Moving" these structures found on a football field has come to mean changing the rules
Goalposts
In the NFL regular season, overtime games end after nobody scores in the period that's this many minutes long
10
Heavy fabric is stretched tight & tacked into place on a frame to make one of these art surfaces
Canvas
By itself or following "slow", this 4-letter word means a slow or lazy person
Poke
Once thought to have healing powers, the name of this traditional spirit of Scandinavia is from the Latin for "water of life"
Aquavit
If you "come to" this, you're ready to talk; however, if a subject is "off" it, it is no longer acceptable to discuss
Table
"Walk-off" began as a term for a play that ends a game in this sport
Baseball
Divided into 64 squares, it's usually found with royalty on it
Chessboard
This 6-letter word means the car's engine is running but the car isn't moving
Idling
In France, comptable is this 10-letter occupation
Accountant
A hyperbolic expression says a noisy disturbance reaches such a pitch it could do this, right off the house
Blow the roof off
The bank cannot go broke in this Parker Brothers game, so exhaustion may be the deciding factor
Monopoly
Splash & ride are types of these on a drum kit
Cymbals
Start with a word meaning to consider thoughtfully & get this adjective meaning weighty & slow moving
Ponderous
In the beloved ballad "Waltzing Matilda", a "jolly swagman camped by" this, an Australian pool of water
Billabong
This "aqueous" phrase means a problem is in the past & doesn't worry you anymore
Water under the bridge
A hand in this card game with 2 potent potables in its name comes to a halt after a player "knocks"
Gin Rummy
The X's give an extra hint to this popular form of embroidery
Cross-stitch
You're so slow you've been declared this, once the name for the noble gases on the periodic table
Inert
This word meaning to derive pleasure from others' misfortunes is from German for "damage joy"
Schadenfreude