Transportation Idioms
Adjectives
Everybody "pays"
Words that should rhyme but DO NOT
CC's
100

Someone who is not attentive is in this condition at the auto's steering mechanism

Asleep at the wheel

100

This adjective found before "law" & "arts" means "warlike"

martial

100

PPV for short, it's the way many UFC fans watch the big fight on TV

Pay-Per-View

100

A female offspring & a sound of mirth

Daughter and Laughter

100

Hurry up & name this synonym for "quicken"

accelerate

200

In my mind I was chugging along toward a brilliant statement, but you made me lose this

train of thought

200

Also the name of a mineral, as an adjective it means resembling a snake in form or movement

serpentine

200

In an ungrammatical idiom from the mid-1800s, this phrase comes before "you takes your choice"

You pays your money

200

a small pigeon and a kitchen range

dove and stove

200

A type of snake, or that old soft shoe

moccasin

300

To do things in the wrong order, like with a wagon & a beast of burden

putting the cart before the horse

300

From the Greek word for "hidden", it describes something mysterious in meaning

cryptic

300

The politically controversial idea of basically creating Medicare for everyone is known as this type of health care

single-payer

300

Half a quart & a small piece of fiber that comes off clothing

pint and lint

300

This ball-rolling game is a Special Olympics event

Bocce ball

400

An isolated location is said to be "off" this thoroughfare

off the beaten path

400

2 rhyming adjectives: one means envious, the other, enthusiastic & eager

Jealous and zealous

400

To keep up your good standing in the Teamsters, or to earn your position by hard work & tough times

pay your dues

400

A muscle pain & a Native American people of Arizona

ache and Apache

400

odd or irregular

eccentric

500

Pink Floyd's "Learning To Fly" speaks of this kind of "flight" into one's imagination

A flight of fancy

500

 Because it can be drawn or stretched out into a thin wire, copper is described by this adjective

ductile

500

It's the word for one who is the customer of an electric utility & must deal with its bills

ratepayer

500

To hang around after others leave & a pungent root used in Asian cooking

linger and ginger

500

A respiratory spasm

hiccup