Name this type
The elephant is in the room
Idiom
The squeaky wheel gets the oil
People who speak up get results
Cat got your tongue?
Before coming to America, Hamilton lived where?
The West Indies
Give a euphemism for when someone is fired
"Let go" "We're moving in a different direction"
"Laid off"
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. ...
Proverb
A watched pot never boils
Staring at something doesn't make it happen quicker
Time to bury the hatchet
Forgive and forget. Move on.
Who shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel
Aaron Burr
Give a euphemism for throwing up
Tossed cookies,
Lose your lunch,
Eating Backwards
Tossing A Sidewalk Pizza
Liquid Scream
Bring it Up For a Vote
When someone says "She’s been put to sleep"
Euphemism
He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword
Karma - the way you treat others may be your undoing sooner or later.
Spill the beans
Confess and tell the truth
Who was Hamilton's wife
Eliza
Give a euphemism for when a pet dies
"Put to sleep"
"went to that farm upstate"
"Ran away"
“you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles/and my daddy said ‘Stay away from Juliet’.”
Allusion
Many hands make light work
The more people pitch in the easier it is to complete
DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER
Don’t make a decision based on a brief impression or outward appearance
How was the war going for George Washington when he first met Hamilton?
Very badly - the American rebels were losing to the Redcoats
Give a euphemism for when civilians are killed during a military attack (non-soldiers die)
Collateral Damages
"I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal."
Metaphor / idiom
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
A.L.
A company, a family or a nation cannot succeed when they battle from within. When it does not share common beliefs.
Abraham Lincoln
TAKE WHAT SOMEONE SAYS WITH A PINCH OF SALT
To regard something as exaggerated, or only believe a part of something said as truth
Who said the line:
We are outgunned, Outmanned, Outnumbered, Outplanned!
George Washington
ALL CLASS BONUS: Mr. Farrar will judge each team's euphemism and his favorite gets the points.
Give a euphemism for someone who is not smart
Answers will vary