June 21, 2024
Game
CINDERELLA
TAILGATE
GREEN LIGHT
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
FERRIS WHEEL
BUMPER-TO-BUMPER
DAVID-AND-GOLIATH
THUMBS-UP
BUTTERMILK
RAGS-TO-RICHES
MERRY-GO-ROUND
CLEARANCE
UNDERDOG
TILT-A-WHIRL
GO-AHEAD
ROLLER COASTER
Hints
AMUSEMENT PARK RIDES
Rides typically found in amusement parks
- FERRIS WHEEL: A large vertical wheel with passenger cabins, providing views from a height.
- MERRY-GO-ROUND: A rotating platform with seats, often in the form of horses or other animals, for riding.
- ROLLER COASTER: A fast ride with steep drops, sharp turns, and inversions on a track.
- TILT-A-WHIRL: A spinning ride where cars rotate on fixed pivot points while the platform tilts.
APPROVAL
Expressions or symbols indicating permission or acceptance
- CLEARANCE: Official authorization or permission to proceed.
- GO-AHEAD: Informal permission to start or continue something.
- GREEN LIGHT: A signal or permission to proceed.
- THUMBS-UP: A gesture or sign indicating approval or agreement.
TYPES OF COME-FROM-BEHIND STORIES
Stories where someone starts with disadvantages but ends up succeeding
- CINDERELLA: A story of someone who achieves great success despite starting from a lowly position.
- DAVID-AND-GOLIATH: A story where a smaller, weaker person or group defeats a much larger opponent.
- RAGS-TO-RICHES: A story of someone who rises from poverty to wealth.
- UNDERDOG: A story focusing on someone who is expected to lose but manages to win.
BEGINNING WITH SYNONYMS FOR REAR END
Words or phrases starting with synonyms for the word 'rear end'
- BUMPER-TO-BUMPER: Referring to heavy traffic where cars are very close together.
- BUTTERMILK: A tangy milk product that can result from churning butter.
- RUMPELSTILTSKIN: A character from a fairy tale who spins straw into gold.
- TAILGATE: To drive closely behind another vehicle or to have a social gathering at the back of a parked vehicle.