Word & Phrases
To invent a new word or phrase is to do this -- makes cents
Coin
In this kind of poker, the player holding the deck picks the game
Dealer's choice
Black's Law defines this as "the corrupt payment, receipt, or solicitation of a private favor for official action"
Bribery
Slow mover on land: TOE RIOTS
Tortoise
In 2019 India's Supreme Court ruled that a barrier for these huge animals be demolished, as they had the "first right" in forests
Elephants
Meaning "false step" in French, it's a socially embarrassing act or remark
a faux pas
If you are safe at first base because the out was made on the runner at second, it's scored as this
Fielder's choice
Tax, wire & mail are all types of this knowing misrepresentation of the truth
Fraud
Deadly river carnivore: CIDER LOCO
Crocodile
The 3 T's in Chinese censorship are Taiwan, Tibet & this locale made infamous in 1989
Tianamen Square
Term for the technical jargon of attorneys & their documents
Legalese
Conagra started this frozen food brand after its CEO had a heart attack in 1985
Healthy Choice
Libel can be a criminal offense, but in most states, this type of spoken defamatory assertion is civil only
Slander
Legendarily transformative: LEMON ACHE
Chameleon
It's estimated that in Finland, population 5.5 million, there are between 2 & 3 million of these steamy rooms
"He who pays the piper holds the reins" is an example of this, incorrectly fusing 2 symbolic comparisons
A mixed metaphor
The title of a 1979 novel, this is a decision where either option will end in sacrifice
Sophie's choice
This 2 word Latin phrase means "way of operating" & shows a pattern of criminal behavior
Modus Operandi
Really, really big but NO CANADA
Anaconda
In Guatemala this is the holiday to eat a 50-ingredient salad called fiambre at the graves of loved ones
Dia de los muertos
From the Latin for "announce", this means to pronounce clearly & correctly
to enunciate
The horse closest to the stable door or nothingT
Hobson's choice
This visible sign to identify a company's goods can suffer "dilution" if its distinctiveness is reduced by a sign that's too similar
Trademark
A venomous southwesterner: INTRO GLEAMS (2 words)
Gila Monster
The Chapel of St. John in the north of this country is quaint when framed with the Dolomites in the background
Italy