all fired up »
Excited or energized; highly enthusiastic.
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at a pinch »
in an emergency
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blow away »
Flabbergast; scintillate; impress greatly.
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blow someone's mind »
To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.
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borganism »
An organization of autonomous organisms that exhibit collectivism: individual "units" that have merged to yield a unified construct. Such an amalgam may possess a collective consciousness, arguably an emergent phenomenon of social networking.
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bowl over »
To overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.
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break out »
To begin suddenly; to emerge in a certain condition.
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bundle of energy »
One who is especially lively, continually active, or industrious.
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bundle of energy »
The energy associated with being lively, continually active, or industrious.
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buried treasure »
Treasure stashed underground or underwater.
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bustle with »
To teem with; abound with; to exhibit an energetic and active abundance of a thing; to be full of a certain activity or active beings.
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come out of the woodwork »
To appear or emerge as though out of nowhere, frequently in large numbers or quantity.
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come up »
To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself.
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crank up »
To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.
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die »
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
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dishpan hands »
Hands which are rough, reddish, and dry, as from irritation and chafing caused by immersion in hot water mixed with detergent.
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down on one's luck »
Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
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feel one's oats »
To feel energetic or frisky; to behave in a vigorous or bold manner.
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fight fires »
To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
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fire escape »
emergency exit
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fire up »
To excite; to infuse with energy.
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fish or cut bait »
To choose between taking action now, or forgoing the opportunity and putting that energy into another endeavor; to decide.
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fresh legs »
Somebody who has yet to play in a match, and therefore has plenty of energy.
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full of beans »
Energetic and enthusiastic.
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give of oneself »
To devote oneself unselfishly to a task, especially to give time and energy.
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homeless dumping »
The practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.
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jump the shark »
To undergo a storyline development which is so ridiculous that previous quality is considered to have been lost.
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lady or tiger »
A pure gamble with highly divergent outcomes.
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last burst of fire »
A state of exertion where one gives one's all; expending all of one's remaining energy in a final effort to achieve one's goal.
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live wire »
An especially energetic, alert, or vivacious person.
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lose one's shirt »
To lose all of one's money; to go broke; to undergo financial ruin or disaster.
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make a meal of »
To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated.
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measure twice and cut once »
(literally, carpentry) One should double-check one's measurements for accuracy before cutting a piece of wood; otherwise it may be necessary to cut again, wasting time and material.1872, "Dressmaking," Hall's Journal of Health, vol. 19, no. 12, p. 280:Look at Carpenters! . . . In old times it was a proverb "Measure twice, and cut once."(figuratively, by extension) Plan and prepare in a careful, thorough manner before taking action.2008, Hilary Johnson, "Mergers rattle bank relations," Financial Week, 9 Nov. (retrieved 9 Nov. 2008):Mr. Paz noted that since the onset of the credit crisis, eBay, like other companies, hasn
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on the mend »
Improving or undergoing restoration to a previous, more favorable condition.
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on the verge »
Very near or close.
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out of gas »
Tired; lacking energy or motivation.
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perfect storm »
A situation where a calamity is caused by the convergence and amplifying interaction of a number of factors.
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piss and vinegar »
Exuberance or enthusiasm, especially to an excessive degree; bravado; youthful energy.
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quantum mechanics »
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.
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run off »
To operate by a particular energy source.
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run on »
To operate with a particular energy source.
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run out of steam »
To run out of energy; to run out of motivation.
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running on empty »
Losing enthusiasm or willingness, lacking energy.
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see the light »
To undergo a spiritual conversion.
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six feet under »
Buried six feet underground; not alive; dead.
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skeleton crew »
The minimum number of personnel needed to operate and maintain an item at its most simple operating requirements, such as a ship or business, during an emergency or shut down, and at the same time, to keep vital functions operating.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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spring in one's step »
Enthusiasm, energy or a positive outlook or cheerful attitude.
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the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get »
(vulgar) The sexual satisfactions that one receives from a spouse or romantic partner are not sufficient to compensate for the significant periods of bad faith and unpleasant treatment which such relationships routinely involve.1971, Allen Churchill, The Literary Decade, ISBN 9780135375228:Years later she expressed her disillusionment with sex by saying, "The fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."1999, Ben Sonnenberg, Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy, ISBN 9781582430454, p. 93:Maitland got drunk at his parties and threw his arm around you and pulled you over to his wife and made you look down her dress, saying, "The trouble with marriage is that the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."2008, Joseph Heywood, Blue Wolf In Green Fire, ISBN 9781599213590, p. 63:"I can't believe a little pussy got me into dis mess." "Shit happens," Service said. "Sometimes the fucking you get isn't worth the fucking you get."
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there may be snow on the rooftop but there is fire in the furnace »
Even if a person is in his or her senior years, with gray hair, he or she can still have ambition and energy, especially sexual energy.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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tip of the iceberg »
Only the beginning; just a small indication of a larger possibility; a problem is much bigger than it seems.
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try out »
To undergo a test before being selected for a team etc.
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under the knife »
Undergoing a surgical procedure.
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up-and-coming »
Emerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.
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verge on »
To approach or come close to something; to border or be on the edge of something.
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washed out »
To be very tired and lacking energy.
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waste away »
To lose energy and become weak and feeble.
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water to my mill »
What energizes you; what stimulates you.
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weigh in »
To undergo a weigh-in.
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white hole »
A theoretically possible but physically highly unlikely singularity which would emit matter and energy; the antithesis of a black hole.
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zero in on »
To converge on something.
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