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Idiom/Cliche Before and After 2
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The following phrases are disguised versions of the answer phrases. Each answer phrase is a pair of idioms or cliches which have been linked together. They have been linked together in that the last word of the "before" idiom/cliche is shared by (i.e. is the same as) the first word of the "after" idiom/cliche.
For example, the clue phrase "it equates to the present moment or at no time a period of boredom" could be used to disguise the two idioms:
"it's now or never" (the "before" idiom), and
"never a dull moment" (the "after" idiom) linked together by the common word "never" giving the answer phrase "it's now or never a dull moment".
Decipher each of the following clue phrases in order to determine the answer ("before and after") phrase:
1. an explosive discharge in the poorly illuminated equine
2. the single stalk of wheat which severed the humped ruminant quadruped's spine in the seat for a rider on the back of such an animal
3. measure the force of gravity on an object upon a person's cognitive dimension of their existence above that which is in a physical state as opposed to energy
4. the path to proceed beyond the profound terminus
5. taking little effort similar to a food item consisting of fruit baked in pastry in the atmosphere
For example, the clue phrase "it equates to the present moment or at no time a period of boredom" could be used to disguise the two idioms:
"it's now or never" (the "before" idiom), and
"never a dull moment" (the "after" idiom) linked together by the common word "never" giving the answer phrase "it's now or never a dull moment".
Decipher each of the following clue phrases in order to determine the answer ("before and after") phrase:
1. an explosive discharge in the poorly illuminated equine
2. the single stalk of wheat which severed the humped ruminant quadruped's spine in the seat for a rider on the back of such an animal
3. measure the force of gravity on an object upon a person's cognitive dimension of their existence above that which is in a physical state as opposed to energy
4. the path to proceed beyond the profound terminus
5. taking little effort similar to a food item consisting of fruit baked in pastry in the atmosphere
Hint
The linking word (the word in common) joining each idiom/cliche pair is as follows:1. dark
2. back
3. mind
4. go
5. pie
Answer
1. shot in the dark horse2. the straw that broke the camel's back in the saddle
3. weigh on someone's mind over matter
4. way to go off the deep end
5. easy as pie in the sky
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