ark ruffian »
Rogues who, in conjunction with watermen, robbed, and sometimes murdered, on the water, by picking a quarrel with the passengers in a boat, boarding it, plundering, stripping, and throwing them overboard, etc. A species of badger.
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at a glance »
Upon cursory examination; an abbreviated review.
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beef to the hoof »
Fat, chubby, particularly with fat legs.
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blow away »
Flabbergast; scintillate; impress greatly.
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blow someone's mind »
To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.
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bowl over »
To overwhelm with astonishment or wonder; to flabbergast.
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burn rubber »
To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
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burst someone's bubble »
To disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable.
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clutter up »
To fill with rubbish.
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cradle robber »
A person who marries or becomes romantically involved with someone who is much younger or who employs or otherwise engages a young person for a purpose inappropriate for his or her age.
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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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daylight robbery »
An exorbitant charge for a product or service.
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double talk »
Speaking in a mixture of real English and English-sounding gibberish, for humorous effect.
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due course »
A. 1803, Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey.
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elbow grease »
Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
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handbags at dawn »
A catty squabble.
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highway robbery »
Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.
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hunker down »
To stubbornly hold to a position.
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kill the rabbit »
To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
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lady abbess »
A bawd, the mistress of a brothel.
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lay rubber »
To accelerate so rapidly from standstill that it leaves a mark of burnt rubber on the road from the tire.
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letters after one's name »
A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honours achieved by a person.
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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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lower the boom »
To use one's superior physical strength; clobber.
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lucky dip »
September 2005, BBC News - Dome sale 'was like a lucky dip'.
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misery loves company »
Misery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.1995, Chris Abbott,
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muck out »
To clean the excrement and other rubbish from the area where an animal is kept, such as a horse stable or a dog kennel.
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on the bubble »
Having qualification for an event depend on the upcoming performances of other competitors.
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on the bubble »
Holding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.
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on the bubble »
Uncertain of success.
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Rabbit »
Caught like a rabbit in the headlights.
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rabble rouser »
Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.
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real job »
A hobby that takes all of a person's free time.
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robber baron »
Especially in the 19th-century and early 20th-century, a business tycoon who had great wealth and influence but whose methods were morally questionable.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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rub in »
To apply by rubbing.
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rub out »
By rubbing.
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rubber-chicken dinner »
A formal dinner or event thrown by politicians to raise funds.
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rubbish dump »
tip
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stuck up »
Snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others; haughty.
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take out the trash »
To remove rubbish from a place.
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taxi driver »
cabby
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the rabbit died »
A statement spoken to indicate one's own pregnancy, or that someone has found out they are pregnant.
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think one's shit doesn't stink »
To be arrogant or snobbish; to feel superior to others.
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throw a wobbly »
To burst out into a verbal uproar.
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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2005, Mike Busson (poster on UKScreen forum) Re: Voiceovers!, read at [1] on 02 Nov 06,In terms of places to send your URL or CD's, there's no easy answer. It really is a case of throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.2005, "forwardone" (administrator posting on the HYIPForum), re: Alertpay phishing email, read at [2] on 02 Nov 06,I also think that sometimes they send out phishing e-mails in the hope that it`ll hit people who do have an account with a particular organization. You know, throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick theory.2006, Rob Manuel, How to be funny, read in Comedy Soup on the BBC website at [3] on 02 Nov 06,Throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick. Be prolific and don't be afraid to make stuff that's rubbish. If you keep trying eventually you'll get there.2006, Rex Pierce, Re: [303rd-Talk] D Day read on 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Believe the planners worked on the principle of "throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick".If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved2006, "money" (poster on eTalk Money), Some thoughts about compact surfing, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.
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touch of the tar brush »
Of South Asian or Afro-Caribbean in their background and/or in their appearance.
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