Idioms and metaphorical language

Question 1

Albatross

Answer 1

Constant burden or worry

Question 2

At loggerheads

Answer 2

In conflict, at a standstill

Question 3

Brook

Answer 3

Tolerate, allow

Question 4

The case at issue

Answer 4

The matter at hand

Question 5

Colored by

Answer 5

Influenced or prejudiced by

Question 6

Curry favor

Answer 6

To try to gain favor through flattery or servile behavior

Question 7

Cut bait

Answer 7

Give up, abandon activity

Question 8

Due diligence

Answer 8

Research or analysis done before taking action

Question 9

En masse

Answer 9

All together, in a group

Question 10

Entree

Answer 10

Admittance, permission to enter

Question 11

Garden-variety

Answer 11

Ordinary, common

Question 12

Gloss over, paper over, whitewash

Answer 12

Covering up a problem, insult, etc. rather than addressing it

Question 13

Go down the tubes

Answer 13

Become much worse, fail

Question 14

Hand-wringing

Answer 14

An excessive expression of concern, guilt, or distress

Question 15

Hold the line v. toe the line

Answer 15

Hold the line = keep something the same

Toe the line = to conform to a policy or way of thinking, or follow the rules

Question 16

Is legion

Answer 16

It is large

Question 17

Opening salvo

Answer 17

Something that starts a fight

Question 18

Outside of the home

Answer 18

Having a regular job

Question 19

Rabid

Answer 19

Zealous, excessively, angrily passionate

Question 20

Red herring

Answer 20

Something irrelevant that distracts from the real issue

Question 21

(adjective)-ridden

Answer 21

Dominated, burdened, or afflicted by (adjective)

Question 22

Sound the depths

Answer 22

Explore, investigate or look into something deeply

Question 23

Take umbrage

Answer 23

Become offended

Question 24

Vanguard and avant-garde

Answer 24

Innovators, ahead of the time