a golden key can open any door »
Sufficient money can accomplish anything.
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barrel of monkeys »
Something very funny or amusing.
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bench jockey »
A baseball term for a player, coach or manager who is annoying and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench with verbal repartee.
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brass monkey »
A cocktail of vodka, rum and orange juice, sometimes with the addition of galliano.
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brass monkey »
A kind of inexpensive liqueur.
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brass monkey »
An Australian beer.
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brass monkey »
Said of the weather when it is very cold.
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brass monkeys »
Very cold.
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bridge »
A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody.
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cold turkey »
The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
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cold turkey »
The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug.
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desk jockey »
One who spends his or her time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with its ultimate goal or practical consequence.
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disc jockey »
radio presenter
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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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donkey jacket »
thick garment
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