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rip up- |
tear into small pieces |
| 2 |
I've been shot |
Indicates one has been shot and may require medical attention. |
| 3 |
zone out |
To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing. |
| 4 |
cool down- |
To become less agitated. |
| 5 |
the world is one's lobster |
(UK, humorous) intentional misrendering of the proverb "the world is one's oyster" |
| 6 |
bad word |
A vulgar word. |
| 7 |
snarl up |
to entangle |
| 8 |
ginned up |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Ginned up'?
Drunk; by drinking gin or other alcoholic drink. Alter... |
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tinker's dam |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'A tinker's dam'?
Something that is insignificant or worthless.
Wha... |
| 10 |
socialized medicine |
A politically charged term used to contrast such systems with free market alternatives and emphasize... |
| 11 |
put to sleep |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Put to sleep'?
Euphemism for killing – usually of an animal.
What'... |
| 12 |
blind alley |
Used other than as an idiom: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere. |
| 13 |
get bent out of shape |
To take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset. |
| 14 |
in plain sight |
very easy to see or notice especially when it is supposed to be hidden |
| 15 |
drag up |
To remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past. |
| 16 |
green-eyed monster |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Green eyed monster'?
Jealousy.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Gr... |
| 17 |
an arm and a leg |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'An arm and a leg'?
A large, possibly exorbitant, amount of money.
... |
| 18 |
couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery |
Is unable even to organise a project that requires no planning; is incompetent. |
| 19 |
Christmas present |
Used other than as an idiom: see Christmas, present. |
| 20 |
drone on |
to talk in a boring manner for a long time. |
| 21 |
bassackwards |
Alternative form of bass-ackwards. |
| 22 |
bargain away |
To dispose of in a bargain, usually with a sense of loss or disadvantage. |
| 23 |
cut bait |
To give up on something in order to pursue something else. |
| 24 |
know something inside and out |
To know something very thoroughly. |
| 25 |
place in the sun |
A favorable position. |
| 26 |
snipe hunt |
A prank in which a gullible victim is sent off on a fruitless search for a nonexistent item. |
| 27 |
leave for dead- |
To disregard or bypass as unimportant. |
| 28 |
have a cow |
To get angry; have a fit. |
| 29 |
bridge- |
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2. |
| 30 |
amber gambler |
A driver of a road vehicle who accelerates when the traffic lights change from green to amber (inste... |
| 31 |
for goodness' sake |
This interjection expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance. |
| 32 |
hungry as a hog |
Very hungry |
| 33 |
bust one's ass |
To work very hard, to put in a lot of effort. |
| 34 |
All Thumbs |
Uncomfortable for doing things, specifically with hands |
| 35 |
find oneself- |
To be in a particular state of mind. |
| 36 |
no love lost |
Dislike, animosity. |
| 37 |
sticky fingers |
A petty thief or petty thieves. |
| 38 |
get someone's dander up |
To anger or annoy someone. |
| 39 |
landing gear |
aircraft's undercarriage |
| 40 |
hit the ceiling |
To be explosively angry. To lose one's temper. |
| 41 |
dicky-bird |
Endearing term for a small bird, often used when talking with young children. |
| 42 |
sag off |
To skive, to not attend school when required to do so. |
| 43 |
tomayto, tomahto |
Used to dismissively suggest that something is a distinction without a difference; alternate spellin... |
| 44 |
silver screen |
By extension, the movies or that related to movies or cinema. |
| 45 |
kind |
Affectionate, showing benevolence. |
| 46 |
slow-walk- |
To punish, to chastise. |
| 47 |
if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen'?
Don’t persis... |
| 48 |
why oh why- |
A statement of exasperation associated with reactionary viewpoints. |
| 49 |
balance the books- |
To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance. |
| 50 |
rip up |
tear into pieces |
| 51 |
wail on |
To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight. |
| 52 |
tag along |
To accompany, join, or follow; to go with. |
| 53 |
end of the world- |
End of the planet Earth. |
| 54 |
ICYWW |
Initialism of In case you were wondering. |
| 55 |
a side glance! |
Offering/Receiving, observing a straight forward focus of attention, without any variation of head o... |
| 56 |
palm off |
To attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine. |
| 57 |
f** it |
An expression of frustration. |
| 58 |
read someone's lips |
To pay close attention (often imperative). |
| 59 |
Necessity is the Mother of Invention |
Difficulty always inspires some solutions, a need or difficulty encourages the efforts towards the s... |
| 60 |
lightning-quick |
Incredibly fast |
| 61 |
sneak in |
To enter without being noticed |
| 62 |
rhyme nor reason |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Rhyme nor reason'?
A thing which has neither rhyme nor reason make... |
| 63 |
jump- |
To employ a move in certain board games where one game piece is moved from one legal position to ano... |
| 64 |
I don't eat pork |
Indicates that the speaker does not eat pork. |
| 65 |
sneak in- |
To barely advance or be allowed entry in a competition or organization despite minimal credentials o... |
| 66 |
say uncle |
To indicate submission, such as when wrestling; to ask for mercy. |
| 67 |
one's jig is up |
Alternative form of the jig is up. [for one]. |
| 68 |
Uncle Joe |
Joseph Stalin. |
| 69 |
such as- |
Like, of the kind mentioned. |
| 70 |
home run- |
baseball term |
| 71 |
stage-door Johnny- |
A devoted fan of live theatre and of performing artists, who habitually spends time in and around th... |
| 72 |
cock cheese |
smegma or dried semen on the glans penis usually underneath the foreskin |
| 73 |
get rid of |
to dispose; to remove; to abolish; to lose |
| 74 |
step aside- |
to deviate from the right or proper path |
| 75 |
pour in |
To flow or flood into something or somewhere. |
| 76 |
merry Christmas |
Used to express good wishes on or before Christmas Day. |
| 77 |
in the raw |
In the natural state; in real life. |
| 78 |
fob off- |
to fraudulently dispose of goods |
| 79 |
have up |
To accuse, arrest, try for a criminal act. |
| 80 |
cheapen out |
Alternative form of cheap out |
| 81 |
homer simpson |
Succeeding despite failure or idiocy |
| 82 |
put up- |
to build or as past tense, built |
| 83 |
bump in the road |
A setback or obstacle, especially one which is relatively minor. |
| 84 |
look on |
To watch; to observe. |
| 85 |
happily ever after |
Living happily until death. Typically associated with fairy tales. |
| 86 |
make a run for it- |
To run so as to avoid being late. |
| 87 |
know someone from Adam |
To know or recognise someone at all. |
| 88 |
rocking-horse shit |
Alternative form of rocking horse shit. |
| 89 |
bat away |
To knock an object, usually a ball. |
| 90 |
block out- |
to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out roughly; to lay out. |
| 91 |
clutch at straws |
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Clutch at straws'?
Try any route to get out of a desperate situati... |
| 92 |
French kiss- |
To give someone a French kiss. |
| 93 |
lay down- |
To specify, institute, enact, assert firmly, state authoritatively, establish or formulate . |
| 94 |
anything goes- |
No restrictions, guidelines, rules, expectations, parameters, requirements, dress codes etc. |
| 95 |
have one's way |
To obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what o... |
| 96 |
write down- |
To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset. |
| 97 |
head-emptier |
Anything mindless, that doesn't involve thinking. |
| 98 |
sign into law |
To sign as a mark of official approval. |
| 99 |
wash away- |
To eliminate, in a figurative sense. |
| 100 |
from the bottom of one's heart |
In earnest; sincerely; with one's full feeling. |