Animal Idiom Brainteasers
Please be patient for a moment!:
H.Y.H.
hold your horses
As señor Bill Murray can tell you, it's the English name for El Día de la Marmota
Groundhog Day
Walking on land causes Lo major agony in "Fathomless", an adaptation of this Danish tale
The Little Mermaid
Nescafé says this drink is "the perfect balance of espresso, steamed milk, and foam"
cappuccino
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "Sleepless in Seattle" in 2023, this Big Apple landmark displayed a heart on its spire
the Empire State Building
You are in big trouble:
Y.G.I.C.
your goose is cooked
It was romantic of Salma Hayek to mention it on Instagram in 2023; El Día de San Valentín falls in this month
February (Febrero)
"Me and You" tells the story of a family of these animals who go for a walk and is narrated by the littlest one
bears
"Laryngeal prominence" is another name for this bump at the front of some people's throats
an Adam's apple
Fans of this indie darling still visit Preston, Idaho to tour the film's locations, including Rex Kwon Do & Pedro's house
Napoleon Dynamite
Don't forget how many other single people are out there in the dating pool:
T.A.P.O.F.I.T.S.
there are plenty of fish in the sea
In Spanish, it's El Día de Acción de Gracias; in English, it's this
Thanksgiving
"Ash," based on this fairy-tale character, falls for a huntress & not a prince so she'll need more practical footwear
Cinderella
A "2,000 miler" is someone who has hiked this entire route from Maine to Georgia
the Appalachian Trail
"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" introduced the idea that this household cleaner could cure anything, "from psoriasis to poison ivy"
Windex
Make all the necessary preparations before you start:
G.Y.D.I.A.R.
get your ducks in a row
He's the U.S. president whose cumpleaños is celebrated ten days after El Cumpleaños de Lincoln
Washington
"Cress" is a sci-fi version of "Rapunzel" that replaces the tower with one of these orbiting the earth
a satellite
Hungry for some hard rock? Then fire up this 1987 Guns N' Roses album that leads off with "Welcome to the Jungle"
Appetite for Destruction
Director Bobby Farrelly revealed that his sister's friend once zipped up his "frank & beans", inspiring a scene in this film
There's Something About Mary
You can do anything you wish or go anywhere you want in this life:
T.W.I.Y.O.
the world is your oyster
In 2021, it became a U.S. federal holiday; in Spanish, it falls on 19 de Junio
Juneteenth
In Sarah Pinborough's "Poison" this fairy tale group suffers from work-related lung damage and missing limbs
the Seven Dwarfs
Japan's oldest beer brand is named after this city that hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sapporo
So she wouldn't hear Alan Arkin's profane tirades, 9-year-old Abigail Breslin wore headphones in several scenes in this 2006 hit
Little Miss Sunshine