WHICH CAME FIRST?
I FEEL LIKE SUCH AN IDIOM
METAFICTION
TEA 'N T
MOBISODES
200
'Floppy disk,
abacus,
adding machine'
an abacus
200
'It means to be daring or risky'
throw caution to the wind
200
'"The Wind Done Gone" re-envisions this novel from the viewpoint of a slave of Scarlett O'Hara's'
Gone with the Wind
200
'Wired magazine asked & answered the question "How much is all the tea" here "actually worth?" $1,590,653,400'
China
200
'"Chris-tuh-fuh"'s girlfriend Adriana took a ride she ain't comin' back from on this show; join the club, Adriana'
The Sopranos
400
'Silly Putty,
yo-yo,
Cabbage Patch Kids'
a yo-yo
400
'To find a reasonable compromise'
strike a happy medium
400
'J. M. Coetzee's novel "Foe" reimagines this novel, but with a woman shipwrecked on the deserted isle'
Robinson Crusoe
400
'A U.S. government security with maturity 1 year or less is called this, 5 letters total'
a T-bill
400
'In a 2-parter from the first season of this show, D.A.s Stone & Robinette take on the Masucci family'
Law & Order
600
'Phonograph,
pinball machine,
transistor radio'
a phonograph
600
'This idiom, meaning to show extreme modesty, has its origin in the Bible's book of Matthew'
hiding your light under a bushel (keeping your light underneath a bushel accepted)
600
'This 1922 novel recasts the hero of Homer's "Odyssey" as an ad salesman in 1904 Dublin'
Ulysses
600
'A tea plant matures in 3 to 5 years & produces a growth of new shoots called this; a royal one is great in poker'
a flush
600
'In a 1970s cop show, this David Soul character is kidnapped after romancing a mafioso's ex-girlfriend'
Hutch
800
'Velcro,
safety pin,
sewing machine'
a safety pin
800
'To not spend more than absolutely necessary'
to pinch pennies
800
'This 1971 John Gardner work retells "Beowulf" from the perspective of the monster'
Grendel
800
'In medical speak, "T & A" is this operation "& adenoidectomy"; keep it medical, folks!'
tonsillectomy
800
'Guest star Sylvester Stallone helps James Caan deal with some lowlifes on a 2005 episode of this show'
Las Vegas
1000
'Telephone,
typewriter,
home video recorder'
the typewriter
1000
'It means to be physically overdeveloped to the point of hindrance'
to be muscle-bound
1000
'Jean Rhys' "Wide Sargasso Sea" tells the story of Bertha Mason, the madwoman locked in the attic in this Bronte work'
Jane Eyre
1000
'Seen here, this instrument is used in mechanical drawing'
a T square
1000
'In the 9-episode arc that started this show, Vinnie (Ken Wahl) infiltrates a New Jersey mob family'
Wiseguy
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