a different ballpark »
Something totally unrelated or of a vastly different scale or scope.
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a friend in need is a friend indeed »
A true friend is one who helps you when you are in need.
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a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »
An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.
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babe in the woods »
A person who is innocent, naive, inexperienced, or helpless.
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ballpark estimate »
A ballpark figure, a very rough approximation.
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ballpark figure »
An educated guess or estimation within acceptable bounds.
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ballpoint pen »
writing implement
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be my guest »
Do as you wish; go ahead; help yourself; go for it!.
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beauty sleep »
C. 1900, Ralph Connor, The Man From Glengarry, ch. 23.
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bring owls to Athens »
Who brings owls to Athens? — Euelpides, in Aristophanes' Birds.
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by oneself »
Alone; without assistance, accompaniment, or help from others.
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call in »
To summon someone, especially for help or advice.
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chip in »
To make a contribution; help in a small way; especially, to pay for a part of something.
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come in handy »
To be useful or helpful, especially at some time in the future.
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cry for help »
Acting out as a means of displaying a subconscious desire for attention or help.
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cry for help »
In her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.
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depend on »
To be dependent on something or someone for support or help.
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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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drink off »
To drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
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every little helps »
Even the smallest things are helpful when towards a goal.
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faith will move mountains »
Belief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.
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give somebody a hand »
To help, aid, or assist.
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God helps those who help themselves »
Fortune comes to those who make a genuine effort to accomplish things.
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gulp down »
To eat very quickly without chewing the food properly.
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hang a Ralph »
Make a right turn while driving a vehicle.
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heaven helps those who help themselves »
A maxim encouraging people to get involved in their own problems.
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help oneself »
Take freely.
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helping hand »
Any assistance, help or aid.
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hit one out of the ballpark »
To hit a fair ball so well that the ball flies over all of the spectators' seats and lands outside the stadium.
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hit one out of the ballpark »
To produce a spectacular achievement.
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house cooling party »
A party to celebrate when a person decides to leave a house or flat, and sometimes to help prepare the space for the incoming residents.
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inside job »
A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.
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lend a hand »
To help or assist, especially voluntarily.
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lift a finger »
To make minimal effort; to help as little as possible.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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mind over matter »
Willpower alone can overcome a physical problem.
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move the goalposts »
To alter the agreed basis, scope, standards or target of a procedure or task during its course, especially to do so to someone's advantage.
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necker's knob »
A knob attached to the steering wheel of an automobile, especially before the widespread availability of power steering, helping the driver steer with one arm and leaving the other arm free to provide romantic attention to a companion.
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off one's game »
C. 1910, Ralph Henry Barbour, "The Dub" in The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories.
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on hand »
close by; ready to help
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out of house and home »
Helping Your Dog Adjust to a New Home, The Progressive Animal Welfare Society.
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over a barrel »
In a disadvantageous or helpless situation, in which one may be controlled or victimized.
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paper »
Wallpaper.
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pitch in »
To help out; lend assistance; contribute; to do one's part.
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pull oneself up by one's bootstraps »
To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.
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put down for »
To record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.
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rebound relationship »
A relationship proceeding a longterm relationship, usually short in duration and used to help mend the "broken heart".
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smallpox blanket »
An apparently benevolent offering whose real intent is to disrupt, destabilize or weaken.
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stand on one's own two feet »
To be independent. To survive without any help.
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straight man »
A member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.
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take it easy »
Immediately calm yourself down; your state of panic does not help.
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that's the way life is »
That is the way things happenCertain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless.1935, Louis Bromfield, The Man Who Had Everything [1], page 279:That's the way life is, and there's no use trying to go against it.1979, Jay Edward Abrams, A Theology of Christian Counseling: More Than Redemption [2], ISBN 0310511011, page 45:There are no standards, no values; that's the way life is. Learn to accept it and slide with it. Stop fighting it.2002, B. Eugene Ellison, Rings of the Templars, ISBN 059524050X, page 337:Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
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up a creek without a paddle »
In a difficult situation, without any help. Superlative form of up a creek: most up a creek.
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wash down »
To help to swallow by drinking a liquid, after eating something, or taking a pill.
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