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To what does Rosebud refer?
the symbol of lost youth; maternal love
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To what does Mrs. O'Leary's cow refer?
any unwitting agent disaster
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What does art for art's sake mean?
the joy and beauty of the fine arts is reason enough for pursuing them
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What does it mean to lay an egg?
utterly fail
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To what does mojo refer?
magical powers, usually in the form of a spell, hex, or charm
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To what does good cop/bad cop refer?
method of police interrogation alternates a kind and compassionate approach with a hars, unrelenting attack
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To what does gonzo refer?
a style of eccentric journalism exhibited by Hunter S. Thompson
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To whom does Doubting Thomas refer?
the apostle Thomas, who was not present with the others when they saw the risen Jesus Christ
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To whom does Don Juan refer?
the name of a literary womanizer
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To what do the alpha and omega refer?
the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet
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To whom does Barbie and Ken refer?
an sterotypical trendy couple
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To what does throw down the gauntlet refer?
the issuance of a challenge
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To what does thirty piece of silver refer?
the price paid to Judas Iscariot for betraying Jesus
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To what does their finest hour refer?
a moment that surpasses all others in terms of greatness and courage during a time of crisis
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To what does the unkindest cut refer?
the cruelest, most personally devastating injury or insult
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To what does the phrase Achilles' heel refer?
a person's weakness
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To what does the phrase "the die is cast" refer?
the idea that there is no turning back
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To what does the phrase "Paris is well worth a Mass" refer?
a statement of pragmatism
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To what does the phrase "it's not over till the fat lady sings" refer?
the concept that a game or contest is not over until all possible efforts are exhausted
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To what does the cutting-room floor refer?
the place where rejected pieces of a project go
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To what does "Beam me up, Scotty" refer?
the phrase Captain Kirk would use to be transported back onto his spaceship
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To what does "there's the rub" refer?
the understanding that therein lies the difficulty or stumbling block
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To what does a phoenix rising from the ashes refer?
anyone who makes a dramatic recovery from defeat or adversity
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To what does a voice crying out in the wilderness refer?
a Biblical allusion to John the Baptist.
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To what does deep six refer?
to dispose of or abondon it
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To what does run the gauntlet refer?
to undergo a severe trial or ordeal
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