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IDIOM

68 recorded uses

DateClue
2026-03-16"Talk turkey" or "eat crow"
2025-03-11"A pain in the neck," e.g.
2025-01-30Challenge for an interpreter, perhaps
2025-01-26A perfect storm, e.g.
2024-12-09"Break the ice" or "break a leg"
2024-09-23Cultural expression
2024-08-01Bad apple or sour grapes, e.g.
2024-07-22"Up in arms" or "break a leg"
2024-04-23"Have a cow" or "hold your horses"
2024-04-02Expression
2023-09-12Challenge for a translator, perhaps
2023-04-04Figure of speech
2023-03-04Never say never, say
2023-01-24Challenge for a translator, maybe
2022-09-27"Getting on in years," e.g.
2022-09-20Put two and two together, e.g.
2021-10-23Challenge for a language learner
2021-03-23"Hot to trot" or "cool as a cucumber"
2020-11-25"Fall in love" or "fall to pieces"
2020-08-02Hit the nail on the head, e.g.
2020-04-27"Horse around" or "rain cats and dogs"
2019-06-15In a pickle or in a jam
2019-02-08In the wings or in full swing
2018-07-10"Play it by ear" or "see eye to eye"
2018-02-05"Piece of cake" or "easy as pie"
2017-08-02"Double talk" is one
2015-10-22"Dark horse" or "bring to light"
2015-09-18Challenge for an E.S.L. student
2015-05-30Burn the midnight oil, e.g.
2014-11-19"In the red," e.g.
2014-10-08"Hot to trot" or "cold feet"
2014-02-26Jump the shark, e.g.
2013-10-08"Green thumb" or "purple prose"
2012-05-06No laughing matter, e.g.
2012-03-13"In the raw," "in the red" or "in the running"
2011-11-23Cut to the chase, say
2010-12-26Colloquialism
2010-01-29Hit the ceiling, say
2009-05-25"Knock it off" or "get it on," e.g.
2009-03-01Local language, say
2008-08-23Translator's challenge
2008-07-24Go for broke, e.g.
2007-04-02Expression
2006-09-26For crying out loud, e.g.
2005-01-19Translator's obstacle
2004-12-03Manner of speaking
2004-03-18By hook or by crook, e.g.
2003-06-10Going to the dogs, e.g.
2002-12-27Unintuitive thing for language learners
2002-11-06Colloquialism
2002-07-24Colorful phrase
2001-09-02Language quirk
2001-05-15"Talk turkey," e.g.
2001-01-03"Up the creek," e.g.
2000-05-22Peculiar expression
1999-10-20Challenge for a nonnative speaker
1999-03-17Expression
1998-09-28"Going to the dogs," e.g.
1997-04-01Manner of speaking
1997-02-17Dialect
1996-11-11Dialect
1995-11-21Local language
1994-12-14Spoken language
1994-12-07Dialect
1994-11-18Phrase-book entry
1994-11-02Dialect
1994-04-10Parlance
1994-03-23Way of speaking