Wow. Kishi Bashi. I hadn’t seen the ads, instead discovering him through Paste Magazine. All that attention to detail, craftsmanship and polish. Animal Collective meets Andrew Bird and classical Japanese music.
They are hosting a video-based riddle contest for idioms like
- wearing _ _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ _ _ your _ _ _ _ _ _”
- “x” _ _ _ _ _ the _ _ _ _
- _ _ _ ‘ s knees
- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ driver
You’ll find the gap-fill here – and the video here:
Some answers and associations:
to be framed, It’s all Greek to me, paint it black, the elephant in the room, be the spitting image, back seat driver, ride shotgun, eye candy, free ticket, it costs an arm and a leg, give me a hand, buy a lemon, throw someone a bone, he’s got your number, bite the bullet, (the) truth is written all over his face, (it’s the) bee’s knees, bird’s eye view, hell in a basket, A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, break a leg, birds of a feather flock together, kill two birds with one stone, X marks the spot, kick the bucket, a penny for your thoughts, piece of cake, icing on the cake, have your cake and eat it too, (have) a bone to chew, when pigs fly, key to my heart, once in a blue moon…
To use in class, here are many of the idioms on cards:
Concert on KEXP:
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Nice! Glad you see you’re back posting some good stuff, Ann!
Season’s greetings … which season? Jx