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Idiom Intrigue: Curious Phrases Explored
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Across
  • 1. To criticize over small, trivial details
  • 2. Large animals sometimes used in idioms meaning 'to overwhelm with bulk'
  • 3. Something very attractive or irresistible, especially to cats
  • 5. Crazy or eccentric, as in 'bats in the belfry'
  • 6. Animal linked to trouble or a burden on one’s back
  • 7. To avoid giving a clear answer; also a row of bushes
  • 9. To reveal secrets, 'spill the ____'
Down
  • 4. Metaphor for something old or neglected, often seen in attics
  • 8. Prefix to 'tears' implying fake emotion
  • 10. Often refers to a favored person or the '____ of one’s eye'
  • 11. Tiny creature used to describe small annoyances, as in 'a ____ in one’s ear'

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