Ending in ff
A pretense, often in poker.
Duff
In what year did we celebrate the bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
1976
A sum of money saved for the future.
Nest Egg
Historical era that came after the Dark Ages and before the Renaissance.
If your TV stops working, it’s on the...
On the blink or on the fritz.
A tax, usually on imports or exports.
Tariff
The military time of 1400 hours is this time on a normal twelve-hour clock.
2:00 PM
A score of zero in a game of sports or on a test.
Goose Egg
Name given to George W. Bush’s 2003 speech that erroneously claimed the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
Mission Accomplished
If you’re having success after success, you are on a...
On a Roll
A small, flat-bottomed boat.
Skiff
In Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, “four score and seven years ago” means this many years ago.
87 years
To destroy something that is profitable to you.
To kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
He was Julius Caesar’s friend and supporter and Cleopatra’s lover.
Mark Anthony
If you’re on the campaign trail making speeches and asking for votes, you’re on the...
On the stump.
A courtroom officer.
Bailiff
How many batters does a pitcher have to face to complete a perfect game in baseball?
27 batters
A circumstance in which it is impossible to say which of two things existed first and which caused the other.
A chicken and egg situation
This extravagant wife of King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine nine months after her husband suffered the same fate at the hands of the French revolutionary forces.
Marie Antoinette
If you’re receiving federal assistance such as welfare or food stamps, you’re on the...
On the dole.
To reject, refuse, or spurn.
How many degrees from his starting point is a soldier who turned about-face?
180 Degrees
To risk losing everything by concentrating all your efforts or resources into one plan or course of action.
To put all your eggs in one basket
The traditional center of the US advertising industry.
Madison Avenue
If your company is laying off workers and you’re on the list, then your head is on the...
On the chopping block.