Literal Meaning
Figurative Meaning
In a sentence
In a sentence
Figurative Meaning
100
the city is slippery
What is city slicker
100
to go out and celebrate
What is paint the town
100
One horse town
What is I grew up in a one horse town and I will move back there someday.
100
City slicker
What is When I go into Boston I will be sure to take a city slicker with me so we don't get lost.
100
A very short time
What is New York Minute
200
You cannot beat up a building
What is You can't fight city hall
200
celebrating at one or more places in town
What is Out on the town
200
Paint the town
What is I just got a promotion. Let's go out and paint the town!
200
Out on the town
What is It has been a long week I am ready for a night out on the town.
200
A fashionable person
What is man about town
300
A city made of cardboard
What is cardboard city
300
A very small town
What is One horse town
300
Man about town
What is George Clooney is a man about town.
300
New York Minute
What is If I was offered a trip I would accept in a New York Minute
300
only one of its type
What is Only game in town
400
Every road ever made leads to the same place
What is All roads lead to Rome
400
Behave how the building around you behave
What is When in Rome
400
All Roads lead to Rome
What is I study different than Ms. Callahan but all roads lead to Rome
400
When in Rome
What is Everyone around me was eating snail so I decided to eat them too. When in Rome!
400
knowing how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations in a city
What is street smarts
500
A city cannot be build in a day
What is Rome wasn't built in a day
500
To work hard or efficiently
What is Go to town
500
Rome wasn't built in a day
What is This project for science is taking forever, I guess Rome wasn't built in a day.
500
You can't fight city hall
What is I wanted to get a neighborhood watch system set up but you can't fight city hall.
500
To be the person or subject everyone is talking about or interested in
What is talk of the town
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