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make a beeline
A straight and direct course made by a bee returning to its hive.		added by jim_3
2 months ago
get the runaround
Not given the answer to a request, but given misleading information.		added by Lorrylow
2 months ago
quick sand
The kind of sand that when you step in it, you sink. The more you move, the faster you sink. It can be deadly.		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
sticky wicket
a precarious situation; quite a problem situation		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
foot the bill
Be responsible for payment		added by JokerGem
2 months ago
hungry hungry hippo
An expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton Bradley		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
read 'em and weep
When playing cards (usually poker) and the final hand is played, a person often shows their cards in anticipation of winning and boasts this phrase to brag that their hand is good enough to win that round		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
boo boo
a cut, scrape, "owie" or injury you get when you get hurt; usually a minor injury that only requires a BandAid; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
boo boo
short for Boo Boo Bear, cartoon character Yogi Bear's sidekick from the show Huckleberry Hound, 1958; this phrase is capitalized. It means something different when not capitalized; See also: boo boo		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
boo boo
(or Boo, for short) a term of endearment; something you call a loved one/someone you care about; See also other definitions of "boo boo" and "Boo Boo"		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
you do you, boo
Be yourself		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
hard to come by
Difficult to find; rare		added by creelkerry
2 months ago
staying the course
Don’t give up. Complete the task to the end.		added by Lorrylow
2 months ago
ship of fools
A ship full of dysfunctional fools all vying for the title of captain but none of them are suitable for the job and none can admit they are equally as bad/ill-suited for the job.		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
something's fishy in denmark
A shortened version of the expression, "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark"; the speaker is suspicious that there is or appears to be something wrong, amiss, illegal or dishonest		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
over/under
Also expressed as over-under; In sports betting, a sportsbook predicts the combined teams' score for a certain game. In an over/under bet, people bet on whether the combined teams' score will be more than (over) or less than (under) the sportsbook's predicted total combined score of the game		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
backroom deal
Deals that are made in secret, in a dishonest way (sometimes and probably originally literally behind closed doors and/or in some back room in private. See also, shady, back-alley deals (a similar expression meaning the same thing)		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
the cat that got the cream
Smug person that is pleased with themselves over some achievement. Proud at a recent accomplishment.		added by Lorrylow
2 months ago
stop and go
heavy traffic with a lot of pausing during the drive		added by anonymous
2 months ago
give it a go
try it out		added by anonymous
2 months ago
no filter
Saying whatever comes to mind, without regard for what is appropriate.		added by jilldelvir
2 months ago
hand me down
Clothes reworn, often by a younger sibling		added by Lorrylow
2 months ago
go under the knife
Have surgery		added by Lorrylow
2 months ago
fall flat
Fail to produce the desired effect; or generally to be unsuccessful		added by anonymous
2 months ago
oddball
An eccentric person; goofy.		added by caren.spencer
2 months ago
witness box
A place in which a witnesses is seated during a trial.		added by anonymous
2 months ago
god is a woman
justcause		added by anonymous
2 months ago
drop ship
when a manufacturer ships products directly to a buyer by arrangement through a seller. The seller makes the sale of the product to the buyer and makes money from the sale without handling the product.		added by anonymous
2 months ago
love triangle
When two people are romantically pursuing the same third person, or when one person is pursuing someone who is pursuing someone else.		added by anonymous
2 months ago
stir the pot
The deliberate act of agitating a situation. Especially to cause conflict.		added by shawc1954
2 months ago
utterly amazing
This phrase is used when something is so good it that it is beyond belief		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
we will have no wine before it's time
Some things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.		added by TriplePurple
2 months ago
a conniption fit
Attack of hysteria.		added by martyc
2 months ago
pay it forward
Performing a selfless act of kindness (normally for a random stranger) after having been the beneficiary of such an act oneself - the mentality behind which is to make kindness contagious such that it multiplies exponentially		added by JokerGem
2 months ago
catch 22
A self-contradictory rule that prevents a desired outcome.		added by shawc1954
2 months ago
rizz
when a MAN not woman has emaculate rizz it is when they can talk to girls with romantic appeal or romance.		added by bigmacbabygirl
2 months ago
#pitstoptoyourpurpose
Hashtag, phrase, ministry, movement by Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe how the storms of life are just a temporary stop en route to one's divine destiny; As creator of the phrase and hashtag, De Bouse is the first to use #pitstoptoyourpurpose on social media and online anywhere.		added by preditor
2 months ago
jump bail
To abscond while in a bail status		added by capeirish39
2 months ago
sidepiecesex
Describes extra-marital or extra-relational physically intimate interaction with one other than one's spouse or longterm partner, with whom one also has some form of established relationship; term, song, and hastag by American Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe one of the acts in which her abusive ex-fiance may have been engaged, while absent from the home daily for 15 hours.		added by preditor
3 months ago
kuikoua
To be Humble		added by
3 months ago
who’s to say
No one really knows; it’s anyone’s guess		added by JokerGem
3 months ago
don't count your eggs before they hatch
Don't get your hopes up before things actually happen		added by outlook_6220f48ac3d8e0c2
3 months ago
in deed and in truth
sincere and truthful actions; not hypocritical		added by crankthat
3 months ago
buying time
To purposely cause a delay to allow you to finish something.		added by jim_3
3 months ago
hunt and peck
Form of typing employed by novices in which they search for and strike each and every key one by one on a keyboard, normally using only their index fingers --considered slow and inefficient		added by JokerGem
3 months ago
scaredy cat
a children's word for a person who is easily frightened		added by PinkPuma
3 months ago
tank up
to fill a vehicle with fuel.		added by karen_schulz
3 months ago
read up
acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively.		added by karen_schulz
3 months ago
a tear jerker
A movie, book or story that is sad and causes one to cry.		added by anonymous
3 months ago
here's your sign
A sarcastic remark and gesture that is said and done when someone says something stupid. This is said while holding the back of your right hand in a fist to your forehead with the index finger and thumb extended to form an "L" for "Loser." This is done and said to someone when they ask an obvious question and they should have known the answer; it points out to someone how dumb the question was that they just asked.		added by TriplePurple
3 months ago

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