BACK-TO-BACK IDIOMS

Use the hints below to find idiomatic expressions in which the last word of one expression is the first word of another. The hint is for the first idiom. For example given the hint "wild guess," the idiom could be "shot in the dark." A back-to-back idiom could be "dark horse."

1. Sure thing 

2. Roughhousing 

3. People with similar interests

4. Tiny bit of a common seasoning

5. Unexpected winner - as of an election

6. The last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very angry, upset, etc.

 

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. Bird in the hand - Hand-to-mouth

2. Horseplay - Play with fire

3. Birds of a feather - Feather-bedding

4. Grain of salt - Salt of the earth

5. Dark horse - Horse of a different color

6. Straw that broke the camel's back - Back in the saddle