Après-ski »
A place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.
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back-of-the-envelope »
Approximate, rough, simplified.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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built like a brick shithouse »
Of a person, with an exceptionally well-developed chest.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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come about »
To come to pass; to develop; to occur; to take place; to happen.
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come of age »
To mature, or become fully developed.
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come on »
To progress, to develop.
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developments »
A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.
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developments »
Plural form of development.
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fit as a lop »
In good health, fitness.
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go off at score »
Of a horse, to break suddenly into a gallop; of a person, suddenly to say or do something impetuous.
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hothouse »
An environment in which growth or development is encouraged; a hotbed.
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in the making »
In development; in the process of being made.
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it ain't over 'til the fat lady sings »
There are more developments yet to come.
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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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kitchen table software »
Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.
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lay an egg »
To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
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one step forward, two steps back »
A situation in which progress is more than offset by adverse developments.
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ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny »
(biology, social sciences, art, philosophy) The physical, cultural, moral, or intellectual development of each individual passes through stages similar to the developmental stages of that individual's species, society, or civilization.1905, J. A. Harris, "The Importance of Investigations of Seedling Stages," Science, New Series, vol. 22, no. 554, p. 186:With reference to seedling stages the statement that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny must be made with great reserve.1961, M. E. Wolfgang, "Pioneers in Criminology: Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909)," The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 52, no. 4, p. 367:Haeckel maintained that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, and this idea was incorporated by Lombroso into his parallelism between the criminal and the child.2002, B. S. Jackson, "Models in Legal History: The Case of Biblical Law," Journal of Law and Religion, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 11:For even if we accept that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny," those responsible for the drafting of ancient legal documents were not children, and are hardly to be endowed with some form of infantile mentality.
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pave the way »
To make future development easier.
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push the envelope »
To go beyond established limits; to pioneer.
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rake »
The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
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slippery slope »
A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.
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slippery slope »
A logical argument that follows a chain of events or causes and effects to some conclusion.
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slop bowl »
One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
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smoke signal »
A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.
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stop the presses »
An imperative form used to introduce especially new, important, surprising, or recent developments.
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swallow up »
To completely enclose or envelop.
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that's the way the mop flops »
That is the way things happen.
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think tank »
A group of which performs research and develops reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporations, interest groups, or government.
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up-to-date »
Informed about the latest news or developments.
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virgin territory »
By extension, ideas or concepts or activities that have not yet been tried, explored or developed.
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virgin territory »
Land that has never been explored or developed.
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watch this space »
An indication that a development will follow.
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