Common Phrases

These are all unusual representations of words, phrases or things. Can you figure them out? One posted answer per person, please.

5. in between jobs

9. backward stroke

6. no makeup

3. day in, day out

4. Parting gift

7. Back to Square One

2. short recess

1:foregone conclusion

8. time warp

8. time after time

Wonderful answers! I'm sending Flo back to the drawing board just for a tweak. Niki got #8. Sondi, try again.

6. kiss and make up?

Oops, I missed the note about giving Flo another chance and answered 9. Removed.

Good answer, Marian!

Bob, feel free to answer, please. I'll tell people to try again, but that doesn't give them dibs.

9. okay, backstroke - this one hit me right away as a former (small time) competitive swimmer.

That's correct!

I realize that some things are said differently in different places (french fries vs chips), so Flo's answer might also have been correct.

I concede backstroke is better than backward stroke.