ball up »
To crush into a ball shape.
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brush off »
An abrupt rebuff or dismissal.
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brush up »
To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.
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bum rush »
Storming into an establishment.
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butterfly upon a wheel »
An innocent person crushed by life's adversities.
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crush out »
To force out or separate by pressure.
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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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fools rush in where angels fear to tread »
A person who does not plan ahead and think matters through becomes involved in risky or unfavorable situations which prudent people avoid.
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give somebody the brush-off »
To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.
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paint with a broad brush »
To describe a class of objects or a kind of phenomenon in general terms, without specific details and without attention to individual variations.
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pan out »
By swirling dirt or crushed rock in a pan of water, in the manner of a traditional prospector seeking gold.
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rush hour »
The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
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rush hour »
busy travel period
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stave in »
To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward.
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tar with the same brush »
To characterize using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly.
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