| As a noun, it can be the edge of a road; as a verb, take the burden or the blame |
shoulder |
200 |
December 2, 2022 |
| To apply this body part to "the line" or "the mark" is to observe the rules |
toe |
400 |
December 2, 2022 |
| This "music" can mean a pitch thrown high, near the batter's head |
chin music |
600 |
December 2, 2022 |
| If you mouth off to someone, you give them lip, or what the Brits call this other facial part |
cheek |
800 |
December 2, 2022 |
| The fruit of the rose |
the hip |
1000 |
December 2, 2022 |
| Someone who changes their mind about taking a trip or tying the knot gets cold these |
feet |
200 |
January 7, 2021 |
| In slang it means to I.D. a criminal to authorities |
finger |
400 |
January 7, 2021 |
| Express support without following through & you're merely paying this "service" |
lip |
600 |
January 7, 2021 |
| In the title of Shakira's first U.S. No. 1 hit, these "Don't Lie" |
Hips |
800 |
January 7, 2021 |
| The second of Thornton Wilder's 2 Pulitzer Prize-winning plays mentions these 2 body parts |
skin & teeth |
1000 |
January 7, 2021 |
| "Cut off your ____ to spite your face" |
your nose |
200 |
May 4, 2018 |
| "By the skin of his ____" |
teeth |
400 |
May 4, 2018 |
| Alluding to a bad boxer: "Lead with one's ____" |
chin |
600 |
May 4, 2018 |
| "Rack your ____" |
brain |
800 |
May 4, 2018 |
| "The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their ____" |
bones |
1000 |
May 4, 2018 |
| A young bovine |
a calf |
200 |
September 19, 2016 |
| You've got to hand it to this tropical tree |
a palm |
400 |
September 19, 2016 |
| The 4 equal parts of a relay race |
legs |
600 |
September 19, 2016 |
| To face & endure something unpleasant, even nauseating |
stomach |
800 |
September 19, 2016 |
| Nerve or impertinence; in a 1904 novel Lord Elmsdale says, "That chap's got some" |
cheek |
1000 |
September 19, 2016 |
| To "put my" this "down" means I'm ending the discussion once & for all |
the foot |
200 |
January 30, 2013 |
| "Having thin" this means criticism bothers you |
skin |
400 |
January 30, 2013 |
| Having this "in the pie" means you're meddling in something |
your finger |
600 |
January 30, 2013 |
| You may be "chilled to" this; I'm "bad to" it |
the bone |
800 |
January 30, 2013 |
| Cowardly? You're "lily-" this |
livered |
1000 |
January 30, 2013 |
| "Pay through the ____" |
nose |
200 |
November 12, 2012 |
| "An albatross around one's ____" |
neck |
400 |
November 12, 2012 |
| "Tongue in ____" |
cheek |
600 |
November 12, 2012 |
| "In the ____ of Morpheus" |
arms |
800 |
November 12, 2012 |
| "An army marches on its ____" |
stomach |
1000 |
November 12, 2012 |
| Come on, champ, you have to be brave & "keep a stiff" this |
an upper lip |
200 |
January 12, 2011 |
| It's an honest & sincere talk between 2 people (& their cardiac muscles) |
a heart to heart |
400 |
January 12, 2011 |
| Someone as naive or innocent as a newborn baby is said to be this "moist" phrase |
still wet behind the ears |
600 |
January 12, 2011 |
| When vou're idle or just plain bored, you do this with your pollex digits, literally or figuratively |
twiddle your thumbs |
800 |
January 12, 2011 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew stands in front of a diagram of a human skeleton.) To attack where someone is most vulnerable is to go for one of these large veins here or here |
go for the jugular |
1000 |
January 12, 2011 |
| A kleptomaniac could be accused of having "sticky" these |
fingers |
200 |
June 25, 2010 |
| Intimidation using looks or words is called this kind of "beating" |
brow beating |
400 |
June 25, 2010 |
| If you're earning money rapidly, you're said to be making it this body part "over" this partner body part |
hand over fist |
600 |
June 25, 2010 |
| This 2-word phrase means space to work comfortably & mentions a certain joint |
elbow room |
800 |
June 25, 2010 |
| To seriously apply oneself or redouble one's efforts is to this body part "down" |
knuckle |
1000 |
June 25, 2010 |
| Innocent & naive? You must be "wet behind" these |
the ears |
200 |
May 7, 2007 |
| To pay or settle; it often precedes "the bill" |
to foot |
400 |
May 7, 2007 |
| It can be a dialect or a bell clapper |
the tongue |
600 |
May 7, 2007 |
| Your messy room at home might be one of these "of contention" with your parents |
a bone |
800 |
May 7, 2007 |
| A rounded mass of radicchio, for example |
a head |
1000 |
May 7, 2007 |
| Arnold spent his first hour at work enjoying a latte & "twiddling" these, aka the pollices |
the thumbs |
200 |
April 13, 2005 |
| The boss held these "akimbo" while demanding to know why Arnold was late again |
his arms |
400 |
April 13, 2005 |
| Arnold "shrugged" these while trying to come up with an excuse |
his shoulders |
600 |
April 13, 2005 |
| Arnold's started "growling" at 10 A.M. |
his stomach |
800 |
April 13, 2005 |
| At quitting time Arnold "barked" one of these against a wastebasket in his mad dash for the door |
a shin |
1000 |
April 13, 2005 |
| Manucher Ghorbanifar, an Iranian dealer in these, was involved in the 1980s swap of them for hostages |
arms |
200 |
December 7, 2004 |
| Compensation owed from an earlier time is this type of "pay" |
back pay |
400 |
December 7, 2004 |
| A sailor stores his possessions in a sea one |
a sea chest |
600 |
December 7, 2004 |
| (Sarah of the Clue Crew joins snowboarders on the slopes.) "James! Let's see a hand plant!" Watch as he places his hand on the top edge of the half-pipe, which has this anatomical term |
the lip |
800 |
December 7, 2004 |
| King Kalakaua, who helped revive the ancient hula, said hula is this kind of beat "of the Hawaiian people" |
the heart |
1000 |
December 7, 2004 |
| To have this "to the wind" is to wait until others have decided before committing oneself |
your finger |
200 |
October 14, 2003 |
| When Daily Variety reports that a studio's prexy has ankled, it means its president did this |
left the job |
400 |
October 14, 2003 |
| Someone who keeps saying the wrong thing has this, a play on the name of a cattle disease |
foot-and-mouth |
600 |
October 14, 2003 |
| When it comes before "the burden" or "the blame", it's a synonym for "assume" |
shoulder |
1000 |
October 14, 2003 |
| What you may get from having that extra helping of pie, or what you do when you complain about it |
bellyache |
|
October 14, 2003 |
| If these are "burning", someone is talking about you |
ears |
200 |
December 31, 2002 |
| Something extremely obvious is "as plain as" this |
the nose on your face |
400 |
December 31, 2002 |
| If you have a desire to travel, these are "itchy" |
your feet |
600 |
December 31, 2002 |
| No one would understand if you literally "spoke wth" this -- it means what was said is meant to be humorous |
tongue-in-cheek |
800 |
December 31, 2002 |
| An automatic or unthinking response, like when the doctor taps your patellar tendon |
knee-jerk reaction |
1000 |
December 31, 2002 |
| Smooch or make out |
neck |
200 |
December 11, 2002 |
| 12 inches |
foot |
400 |
December 11, 2002 |
| Seed-bearing spike of corn |
ear |
600 |
December 11, 2002 |
| A branch of an organization or of a river |
arm |
800 |
December 11, 2002 |
| Really cool, fashionable with it |
hip |
|
December 11, 2002 |
| It's the flap of material under the laces of a shoe |
the tongue |
200 |
February 12, 2002 |
| They're the projections on a comb or gear |
teeth |
400 |
February 12, 2002 |
| This hinged part of a book usually bears the title |
the spine |
600 |
February 12, 2002 |
| Term for the threading hole of a needle |
the eye |
800 |
February 12, 2002 |
| The edge of a highway, or a strip alongside it |
the shoulder |
1000 |
February 12, 2002 |
| If you're hard at work, you're keeping this body part "to the grindstone" |
your nose |
100 |
October 12, 2001 |
| An empathetic person would give you this body part "to cry on" |
shoulder |
200 |
October 12, 2001 |
| It's what you're said to "hold" when you're keeping your big mouth shut |
your tongue |
300 |
October 12, 2001 |
| The kind of icy extremities an apprehensive bridegroom gets |
cold feet |
400 |
October 12, 2001 |
| Someone who covets something of great value often says, "I'd give" these canines" "for that" |
eye teeth |
500 |
October 12, 2001 |
| An insufficient punishment is "a slap on" this |
The wrists |
100 |
March 27, 2001 |
| To show someone your indifference, give them the "cold" one |
Shoulder |
200 |
March 27, 2001 |
| If this is "out of joint", it could be the internasal suture |
Nose |
300 |
March 27, 2001 |
| This phrase about living precariously from day to day implies the ready consumption of whatever one can get a hold of |
Living from hand to mouth |
400 |
March 27, 2001 |
| Like funds allocated for a specific purpose |
Earmarked |
500 |
March 27, 2001 |
| To "shake" this can mean to hurry up or to dance |
a leg |
100 |
June 27, 2000 |
| To express contempt for someone is to "turn up" this at him |
nose |
200 |
June 27, 2000 |
| Facing misfortune bravely while suppressing emotion is called keeping a "stiff" one of these |
upper lip |
300 |
June 27, 2000 |
| When you force someone into submission, you "bring him to" these joints |
knees |
400 |
June 27, 2000 |
| Even Shakespeare used the phrase "cheek by" this, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
jowl |
500 |
June 27, 2000 |
| Students especially should know this is the "black hole" in the center of the eye's iris |
pupil |
100 |
November 11, 1999 |
| A membrane called the pericardium encloses this organ |
the heart |
200 |
November 11, 1999 |
| There are 6 of these glands that make your mouth water |
salivary glands |
300 |
November 11, 1999 |
| Composed of 8 bones, it's the largest part of the skull; it shields the brain |
cranium |
400 |
November 11, 1999 |
| It's the more common name for the easily fractued clavicle |
Collarbone |
500 |
November 11, 1999 |
| Landing an entry-level job is one way of getting this extremity "in the door" |
Your foot |
100 |
February 23, 1999 |
| To unburden yourself of a problem is to "get it off" this -- the body part, not the bureau |
Your chest |
200 |
February 23, 1999 |
| A driver who slows down to look at a car wreck has a rubber one |
Neck |
400 |
February 23, 1999 |
| Your granny might remember when you were this high "to a grasshopper" |
Knee high |
500 |
February 23, 1999 |
| (Hello, I'm Jay Leno) A boxing expression says a person who suffers a setback "takes it" on this body part |
Chin |
|
February 23, 1999 |
| In days past, a young punk often put "a chip on" this, & dared others to knock it off |
Shoulder |
100 |
December 3, 1998 |
| To sense something intuitively is to "feel it in" these calcium storehouses |
Bones |
200 |
December 3, 1998 |
| When you act out of pique & harm yourself in the process, you "cut off" this "to spite your face" |
Your nose |
300 |
December 3, 1998 |
| A fearsome foe is said to be "armed to" these body parts -- scary! |
The teeth |
400 |
December 3, 1998 |
| Insincere words not backed up by deeds are this type of "service" |
Lip service |
500 |
December 3, 1998 |
| A person who acts rashly & harms himself is said to "cut off" this "to spite his face" |
his nose |
100 |
March 12, 1998 |
| It's the type of predictable automatic action some liberals are accused of having |
knee jerk |
200 |
March 12, 1998 |
| This word may refer to part of your foot, the end of a loaf of bread, or a despicable cad |
heel |
300 |
March 12, 1998 |
| This term for strenuous extra effort sounds like it means "arm joint lubricant" |
elbow grease |
400 |
March 12, 1998 |
| When you inadvertently give someone else the advantage, you "play into" these |
their hands |
500 |
March 12, 1998 |
| It's said to be "The way to a man's heart" |
Through his stomach |
100 |
December 2, 1997 |
| A digital phrase meaning to hitchhike |
Thumb a ride |
200 |
December 2, 1997 |
| When you're charged a great deal of money for something, you "pay through" this |
The nose |
300 |
December 2, 1997 |
| It means too close to tell, especially in horse racing |
Neck and neck |
400 |
December 2, 1997 |
| Derived from the Bible, it immediately follows "An eye for an eye" |
"A tooth for a tooth" |
500 |
December 2, 1997 |
| The logo used by the Pinkerton Detective Agency led to the use of this term for a private detective |
private eye |
100 |
February 2, 1990 |
| Ironically, this expression came from the fact that male deer have front teeth only in their lower jaw |
buckteeth |
200 |
February 2, 1990 |
| Someone able to sniff out a big story for the paper is said to have this |
a nose for news |
300 |
February 2, 1990 |
| When we keep someone at a distance, we're said to keep them this far away |
at arm\'s length |
400 |
February 2, 1990 |
| Meaning maudlin sentimentality, it's often accompanied by the playing of a make-believe violin |
hearts & flowers |
500 |
February 2, 1990 |
| Someone who quibbles over trifles is said to be splitting these |
hairs |
100 |
May 18, 1988 |
| You shouldn't stick yours out; chickens do it on the chopping block, & look where it gets them |
neck |
200 |
May 18, 1988 |
| If someone mentions yours following "lunk", "dunder", or "chowder", you should be insulted |
head |
300 |
May 18, 1988 |
| Following the rules, you do this to "the mark" or "the line" |
toe |
400 |
May 18, 1988 |
| Meaning "blows from a clenched hand", it's another name for boxing |
fisticuffs |
500 |
May 18, 1988 |