Special Sub-Topic: Complete the Common Expression Click Here To Play: Complete the Common Expression

By hook or by _____.

crook. This means, any possible way.

The whole kit and ____.

caboodle. This basically means everything.

No room to swing a ____.

cat. This means spare room.

To paint the town ____.

red. This means to go on a spree.

To talk ____.

turkey. This meant to have a pleasant conversation. Nowadays, it is used in the context of speaking nonsense.

To eat humble ____.

pie. This means to admit you were wrong.

Cock and ____ story.

bull. This means a story that is hard to believe.

To let the ___ out of the bag.

cat. Today, this means to tell a secret, but originally it referred to taking a cat o' nine tails (a type of whip) out of its bag to use as punishment.

Out on a ____.

limb. This means to be at a disadvantage. Also it can be used to mean to take a risk.

To take the _____.

cake. This means to stand out.