SLIPPERY LANGUAGE

Wall Street Journal Crossword

April 24, 2023

Kathy Lowden and  Tess Davison

 

Can you think of a "slippery" metaphor for each of the following?

 

1. Effort

2. Entire thing

3. Students burn it

4. Chief source of income 

Answers:

 

1. Elbow grease

2. Whole ball of wax

3. Midnight oil 

4. Bread and butter