a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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all hell breaks loose »
Vi A place or state of fury, turmoil, destruction, or chaos.
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all hell broke loose »
A great disaster happened or chaos ensued.
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all over hell's half acre »
All over the place; everywhere.
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catch hell »
Be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten.
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come hell or high water »
Regardless of the hardships.
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come out of one's shell »
To become a naturist. To convert to naturism.
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come out of one's shell »
To reveal one's true self.
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don't shit where you eat »
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-set romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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f**ing hell »
An exclamation of anger.
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f**ing hell »
An exclamation of great surprise.
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feed a cold, starve a fever »
Eating more will cure the common cold, and eating less will cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
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for the hell of it »
For no particular reason, just because it is fun, entertaining; for to relieve boredom.
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go through hell »
To have a miserable experience.
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go through hell »
Winston Churchill.
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golden hello »
A payment offered to an employee as an inducement to join, especially if currently working for a competitor.
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hell and half of Georgia »
A very large region; everywhere.
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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned »
A woman will make someone suffer if they reject her.
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hell on earth »
A very unpleasant situation; torment, particularly when widespread.
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hell or high water »
Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.
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hell raiser »
wild pleasure seeker
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in a nutshell »
In summary; briefly or simply.
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in one hell of a hurry »
In a very great hurry; very fast or hastily.
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match made in hell »
A marriage that is likely to be unhappy or abusive and unsuccessful because the two people are very incompatible with each other.
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match made in hell »
A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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no screaming hell »
Something that is not particularly effective or impressive; something that is below expectations.
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raise hell »
To cause a great disturbance.
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shell out »
To pay money; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
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shell out »
To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
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shut the hell up »
Indicating disbelief.
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shut the hell up »
Shut up intensified by "the hell".
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snowball's chance in hell »
Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success.
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the hell out of »
Used as an intensifier.
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the road to hell is paved with good intentions »
well-intended acts can lead to disaster
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to hell in a handbasket »
To a bad state of affairs quickly.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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until hell freezes over »
Forever; One will never in their life get the results that they want, no matter what they're doing involving the situation.
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walk on eggshells »
To be careful and sensitive, in handling very sensitive matters.
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walk on eggshells »
To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.
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when Hell freezes over »
Never; not in this lifetime; not a chance.
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