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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

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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.