The chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa, also an internet meme
A motherless or neglected calf
A principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true
Turned-down corner of a page in a book
A thing that bends sharply, in particular a sharp bend in a road or route
A shrub or small tree of north temperate regions
A shrubby North American plant typically having bell-shaped flowers
In US military slang, refers to a foot soldier, especially during WWII
Having or showing tenacity and grim persistence
Excuse used by school kids for decades?
My feet are hurting
Describes a person seemingly overdressed
To fixate on a topic
Used when someone is very ill
A small part controls the whole of something
Someone is in trouble or not in favor
Everyone will inevitably have at least one moment of glory in their lifetime
It is better to be a small or low ranking group leader than be a subordinate in a higher or more prestigious group
To say that someone is at a disadvantage and likely to lose a contest
Refers to a story that can be funny but usually ends up being ridiculously lengthy
Showing off in front of an audience
Refers to a period of hot sultry weather in which we feel lazy and unwilling or unable to exert ourselves
To put on an elaborate presentation with the hope of gaining approval for something
An expression telling someone they have allowed a person to be criticized or attacked, usually, in an attempt to protect themselves
You are capable of keeping up with the top performers
An appealing cute expression to try and appeal to your better nature
Someone who does all the work
Container to take home your leftover food when eating out
English Cockney rhyming slang that describes a telephone
To say that someone should tell their friends or associates to "back off" or stop picking on you
To describe someone who unwittingly connives to involve themselves in a crime
Describes a person who prevents or hinders others from having something that may benefit them
Used to describe a shame-faced expression
A way of saying that a person who makes constant threats will rarely carry them out
A frankfurter
Man's (and woman's?) best friend
1997 movie starring Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman
1975 film starring Al Pacino
Name of an American Rock band, also an expression meaning it's an extremely cold evening
American reality television series starring Duane Chapman
1960s American Saturday morning animated television series
2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon
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