Jeopardy idioms

Animals

100

It’s raining cats and ____.

dogs

^{a storm with wind (dogs) and heavy rain (cats)}

200

The early bird catches the ____.

worm

^{someone will have an advantage if they do something immediately, or before other people do it}

300

He’s the black ____ of the family

sheep

^{a person who has done something bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his or her family}

400

Curiosity killed the ____.

cat

^{being inquisitive about other people's affairs may get you into trouble}

500

Nobody wants to talk about the ____ in the room.

elephant

^{an important or enormous topic, question, or controversial issue that is obvious or that everyone knows about but no one mentions or wants to discuss because it makes at least some of them uncomfortable}

Food

100

I’m going to relax and just be a couch ____.

potato

^{a person who takes little or no exercise and watches a lot of television}

200

I don’t like opera music, it’s not my cup of ____.

tea

^{not what one likes or is interested in}

300

You can’t make an ____ without breaking some eggs.

omelet

^{Sometimes, when we want to create or achieve something, we must sacrifice or destroy another thing to do it}

400

The exam was easy, it was a piece of ____.

cake

^{something easy to do}

500

It’s no use crying over spilt ____.

milk

^{there is no point in regretting something which has already happened and cannot be changed or reversed}

Money

100

____ is money.

time

^{time is a valuable resource, therefore it's better to do things as quickly as possible}

200

Be careful with my camera, it cost me an arm and a ____.

leg

^{to be too expensive}

300

Printer ink is worth it’s weight in ____.

gold

^{to be very useful or helpful}

400

This money is burning a hole in my ____.

pocket

^{If someone has money burning a hole in their pocket, they are eager to spend it, normally in a wasteful manner}

500

If you pay ____ you get monkeys.

peanuts

^{An employer who pays low wages will have bad staff}

Time

100

I was in the wrong ____ at the right time.

wrong

^{To encounter trouble or misfortune that that was not one's fault but rather was due to unfortunate circumstances, timing, or physical location}

200

Even a broken ____ is right twice a day.

clock

^{A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident}

300

Be careful, better ____ than never.

late

^{it is better for someone to arrive or do something late than not to arrive or do it at all}

400

Time flies when you’re having ____.

fun

^{Time seems to pass more quickly when one is enjoying oneself}

500

I think ____ will freeze over before that happens.

hell

^{something will never happen}

Fire

100

There’s no smoke without ____.

fire

^{if people are saying that someone has done something wrong there is usually a good reason for what they are saying}

200

Me and my neighbour get on like a ____ on fire.

house

^{very well; excellently}

300

I got my ____ burned when I tried playing the stock market.

fingers

^{to suffer unpleasant results of an action, especially loss of money, so you do not want to do the same thing again}

400

Fight fire with ____.

fire

^{use the weapons or tactics of one's enemy or opponent, even if one finds them distasteful}

500

My suggestion didn’t help, it just added ____ to the fire.

fuel

^{to worsen a conflict between people; to inflame an already tense situation}