This week’s challenge from Quiz Guy John Chaneski involves non-rhyming pairs of words that both end in the letter Y. Try this clue: John and his wife Jennifer recently spent a whole day there last week participating in their civic obligation. What’s...
bucket baby n.— «Since then, Walker has been negotiating with the USDA but secured clemency for only his four “bucket babies,” pet elk he’d bottle-fed as calves.» —“Fear of disease triggers elk slaughter” by Pam Zubeck Gazette (Colorado Springs...
scrambling n.— «They were doing what’s known as “scrambling,” or climbing without special gear—but were apparently doing so in a “no scrambling” area. Climbers are required to have a permit and proper gear if they climb above the ten-foot mark in...
throw under the bus v. phr.— «Dees said he talked to Hood after he bonded out of the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center on Sept. 26, 1990, and warned him “that he was being thrown under the bus by Jennifer Reali.” But he said Hood believed...
