How many expressions can you think of in the form of ________ of the ________ in which both blanks can be filled in with words starting with the same letter? The letters below are hints to eleven. The answers follow. #5 and 11 are proper names.

1. B of the B

2. C of the C

3. L of  the L

4. L of the L

5. M of the M

6. P of the P

7. P of the P

8. T of the T 

9. T of the T

10. T of the T

11. W of the W

12. W of the W 

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. Bottom of the barrel

2. Cream of the crop

3. Lay of the land

4. Letter of the law

5. Maid of the Mist (Niagara Falls boat)

6. Piece of the pie

7. Proof of the pudding

8. Talk of the Town

9. Tools of the trade

10. Tricks of the trade

11. War of the Worlds

12. Weight of the world