root around »
Alternative form of root about.
|
roses are red »
The start of a generic poem about love.
|
run about »
To be very busy doing many different things.
|
run around with »
To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.
|
scratch one's head »
To puzzle, ponder, or wonder about something.
|
see a man about a horse »
A message signaling one needs to go missing for a short while, for any reason, without giving a real explanation.
|
seize the day »
To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.
|
sell a bargain »
A species of wit, much in vogue about the latter end of the reign of Queen Anne, and frequently alluded to by Dean Swift, who says the maids of honour often amused themselves with it. It consisted in the seller naming his or her hinder parts, in answer to the question, What? which the buyer was artfully led to ask. As a specimen, take the following instance: A lady would come into a room full of company, apparently frightened, crying out "It is white, and follows me!" As soon as someone responded "What?" she sold him the bargain, by saying "Mine arse".
|
shit happens »
Bad things happen, and there is nothing we can do about it.
|
slag off »
To talk insultingly to or about someone or something.
|
sound off »
To hold forth about something in an opinionated manner.
|
sour grapes »
A putting down or expression of disdain about something that one desires but cannot have.
|
stretch one's legs »
To walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.
|
sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof »
No need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.
|
swings and roundabouts »
Offsetting gains and losses.
|
| Like Phrases.net? Why won't you tell a friend about us? |
