Colloquial Phrases
Often used to encourage someone before a performance, this colloquial phrase in verbatim suggests something quite painful!
What is "Break a Leg"?
This orphan lives under the stairs before discovering he's a wizard. Who is
Who is Harry Potter?
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water."
What is Jaws 2?
"Calamari" is the fancy menu name for this creature's body, fried in rings.
What is Squid?
arry, Ron, and this bushy-haired witch form fiction's most famous academic trio.
Who is Hermione?
Suggesting that something is easy, this colloquial saying in verbatim is a tasty part of a dessert!
What is "Piece of Cake"?
This Catcher in the Rye narrator is kicked out of his fourth school and wanders New York for a weekend.
Who is Holden Caulifeld?
"He is afraid. He is alone. He is three million light years from home."
What is E.T.?
"Prunes" are just the dried version of this fruit, rebranded because nobody wanted to order them
What are plums?
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are these Alexandre Dumas swashbucklers
Who are the Three Musketeers?
This colloquial phrase is used when someone is sharing a secret, but in verbatim suggests that a mess is made!
What is "Spill the Beans"?
This Mississippi-raised boy fakes his own death to escape his abusive father.
Who is Huck Finn?
"In space, no one can hear you scream."
What is Alien?
This creamy Italian cheese whose name literally translates to "recooked" is made from the whey left over after making other cheeses.
What is Ricotta?
Crosby, Stills & this Canadian musician completed one of rock's most celebrated supergroups
Who is Neil Young?
Used to describe someone being nervous, this colloquial phrase in verbatim suggests the participant may be an insectivore!
What is "Butterflies in Your Stomach"?
This aging king divides his kingdom among his three daughters with disastrous results. Who is King Lear?
The night he came home."
What is Halloween?
This spice, worth more than gold in medieval Europe, is technically dried tree bark.
What is Cinnamon?
In Greek myth, these three sisters shared one eye and one tooth between them.
Who are the Graeae?
This colloquial saying suggests that an item is of high cost, and in verbatim, exaggerates that.
What is "Costs an Arm and a Leg"?
Edmond Dantès assumes this identity after escaping wrongful imprisonment.
Who is the Count of Monte Cristo?
"Mry had a little lamb... its fleece was white as snow... and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go."
What is Se7en?
Rocky Mountain Oysters are not seafood — they're the deep-fried version of these.
What are Bull Testicles?
Chekhov, Tolstoy, and this playwright/novelist are considered the trinity of 19th-century Russian literature.
Who is Dostoevsky?