Ides Of March
The NCAA trademarked this alliterative calendar phrase for springtime buzzer-beating, bracket-busting basketball.
March Madness
On "The Adventures of" this guy, he could change the show to color & leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Superman
Tartar, Tabasco, Worcestershire
sauces
An allusion to old circus acts, "to jump through" these is to do exasperatingly hard tasks to reach a goal.
hoops
A candy slogan asked, "How many licks does it take to get to" the center of one of these.
Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop
In 1979, he conjured up a title for Michigan State over Larry Bird's Indiana State.
Magic Johnson
In leap years, it's the last day in February.
29th
Judy, Milian, Mathis
TV judges
Jump-starting 101: positive (red cable) to positive, negative (this color cable) to ground on the dead car.
black
“Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s __________.”
Maybelline
This general & statesman became dictator in 46 B.C. but was assassinated on the ides of March by Brutus & others.
(Julius) Caesar
Do it "before you leap."
look
Hollywood, Salad, Super
bowls
James Naismith threw the ball up for the first-ever game-opening one of these.
a jump ball
“It Keeps Going, and Going, and Going.”
Energizer
California closes down state offices on March 31, the day honoring this labor leader who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
Cesar Chavez
His small step led to a "giant leap for mankind."
Neil Armstrong
Stanley, Dixie, Suction
cups
Wesley Snipes & Woody Harrelson leapt into starring roles hustling some basketball in this film.
White Men Can't Jump
In a 1984 Wendy's ad Clara Peller was not a fan of big buns, hon & asked this 3-word question; now you will, too.
"Where's the beef?"
Founded to combat polio, the March of Dimes today tries to combat this type of birth.
premature birth
As an idiom, this phrase refers to the act of believing something that is unprovable. The term can also refer to a risky thing a person does in hopes of a positive outcome.
leap of faith
Baseball, Cricket, Vampire
bats
You "gotta" do this slang term to mean you're leaving.
bounce
In 2017 the Washington Post adopted the slogan this "dies in darkness."
Democracy