Military Idioms
Having these items on the ground means soldiers have been deployed to a hostile environment
What is Boots
In economics, the demand curve plots a product's price vs. demand for it; this curve plots price vs. available quantity
What is supply
Stomps, toe punches, & heel clicks are all part of this activity that Bojangles was famous for
What is tap dance
Directly confront someone & you're going this-to-this with them
What is toe to toe
A triangle with sides A B & C all equal in length is in this form
What is equilateral
Getting in trouble is called catching this a type of anti-aircraft gun
Flak
In astronomy, a light curve graphs changes in magnitude of one of these especially the variable type
What is a star
Tricks you can quickly learn to do with a yo-yo include Around the World & this one popular with Rovers & Fidos
What is walk the dog
This lingual disease of making inappropriate statements has 2 body parts
What is foot in mouth
The parts of a roof that stick out over the edge of a building form these
What is eaves
Referring to a clock position, if a soldier says he's got this number he's watching your back
What is Six
Used in global warming studies the Keeling curve charts the buildup of this gas in earth's atmosphere
What is carbon dioxide
Easy gardening might include planting some cactus or aloe both from this group of plants with a name from Latin for juice
What is Succulents
A curved part of the foot is a crucial part of this term for your chief rival
What is Arch rival
Take a look from above and you'll see why an area just south of the White House has this geometric name
What is the ellipse
By tradition you can fool an enemy ship with a fake flag until battle begins--then you have to show your these
What is True Colours
The Phillips curve shows that wages tend to increase faster as the rate of this goes down
What is unemployment
As a conchologist, you can stroll the beaches collecting whelks cowries or these named for Muslim or Sikh headwear
What is turban
A soldier's small trunk
What is footlocker
It's the protective housing of a crustacean
What is exoskeleton
Meaning a choice to use atomic weapons it was applied by Trent Lott to a drastic change in Senate rules
What is a Nuclear Option
Unlike the way it's often used, a steep one of these doesn't mean the subject is tough, it means you get more ability quicker
What is learning curve
This urban running jumping & climbing activity originated from a French special forces training course
Parkour
A babyface is a good-guy pro wrestler; this is the term for the bad guy
What is heel
This young form of an eel sounds like it might have pointed ears
What is elver