all the rage »
Very fashionable and popular, like a craze.
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breakfast of champions »
An ironic appellation for beer, junk food, or other foods implied to be unhealthy.
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brick by brick »
To create or build something in a steady, step-by-step fashion.
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buckle up »
To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.
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button up »
To fasten with a button or buttons.
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button up »
To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.
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center field »
The defensive position in the outfield in the middle, typically played by a player that can run fast.
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circles around »
Far faster or better than.
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clear the decks »
To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.
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conk out »
To fall fast asleep; to sleep soundly.
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do up »
To fasten a piece of clothing.
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dog's breakfast »
An unappealing mixture; a disorderly situation; a mess.
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don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly »
Driving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.
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down to the wire »
At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.
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every cloud has a silver lining »
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
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fashion plate »
A person who dresses in especially stylish fashions.
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fashion plate »
A picture, usually an advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.
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fast asleep »
Sleeping, in a deep sleep.
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fry up »
Full English breakfast.
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full English »
A cooked breakfast consisting of bacon and eggs, and other foods.
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full tilt boogie »
Intensely, fast paced.
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give a sneck posset »
To fasten the door latch.
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hat in hand »
With humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.
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hit the gas »
Go, go faster.
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in one hell of a hurry »
In a very great hurry; very fast or hastily.
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in the fast lane »
In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.
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jet setting »
The actions of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet.
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jet-setting »
The actions of the jet set; travelling from one fashionable location to another by jet.
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jive turkey »
Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion.
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kill the rabbit »
To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
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knock down »
To drink fast.
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laced-up »
Fastened with a lace.
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light a fire under »
To start sooner or move faster.
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loose end »
The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
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no slave to fashion »
A person whose style of clothing and appearance are unconventional, informal, or slovenly; a person who takes little interest in how he or she is dressed.
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Old Fart »
An elderly person who holds views that are considered old-fashioned.
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old school »
Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.
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play fast and loose »
To be recklessly inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise ignoring guidelines and conventions.
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play fast and loose »
To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits ones purpose.
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press stud »
snap fastener
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pull a fast one »
To deceive or trick.
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put back »
To drink fast; to knock down alcohol.
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put one's foot down »
To make a car go faster, accelerate.
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safety pin »
fastener
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screw the pooch »
To screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
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sell like hot cakes »
To sell fast.
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sex up »
To enhance in terms of fashionable appeal.
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sneck posset »
A fastened latch.
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stand back »
To stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler.
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step on it »
To drive fast; to step on the accelerator.
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stick in the mud »
More generally, one who is slow, old-fashioned, or unprogressive; an old fogey.
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sticking point »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking-place.
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sticking-place »
The point at which a process or thing, especially a state of mind or emotion, reaches its greatest strength and remains steadfast; sticking point.
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throw smoke »
To consistently pitch fastballs that are difficult to hit.
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turn up »
To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.
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wash away »
To eliminate, or destroy by fast moving water, such as in a flood, or a high sea.
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zip up »
To close with a zip fastener.
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zip up »
To close as if with a zip fastener.
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