asleep at the switch »
Neglectful of an important task, responsibility, or opportunity.
|
back up »
For the non-striker to take a few steps down the pitch, in preparation to taking a run, just as the bowler bowls the ball.
|
banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
|
carry a tune »
To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate pitch.
|
cast off »
To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.
|
cast on »
To start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle.
|
center field »
The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.
|
curveball »
A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve".
|
everything and the kitchen sink »
Alternative form of everything but the kitchen sink.
|
everything but the kitchen sink »
Almost everything, whether needed or not.
|
fail over »
To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
|
fifth wheel »
A type of trailer hitch, which consists of a horseshoe-shaped plate on a multi-directional pivot, with a locking pin to couple with the kingpin of a truck trailer.
|
itchy trigger finger »
A tendency to act in haste or without consideration.
|
keep somebody in stitches »
To keep somebody laughing hard or amused.
|
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.
|
| New: We also know Zip Codes FYI! |
