ask my arse »
A common reply to any question; still deemed wit at sea, and formerly at court, under the denomination of selling bargains.
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be still my heart »
Calm down, this situation is too exciting or overly distressing.
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big gun »
A large-caliber artillery piece.
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blood is thicker than water »
Family relations and loyalties are stronger than relationships with people who are not family members.1866, Anthony Trollope, The Belton Estate, ch. 30,Blood is thicker than water, is it not? If cousins are not friends, who can be?circa 1915, Lucy Fitch Perkins, The Scotch Twins, ch. 5,The old clans are scattered now, but blood is thicker than water still, and you're welcome to the fireside of your kinsman!
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blow away »
Flabbergast; scintillate; impress greatly.
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bow out »
To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.
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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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charge up »
To motivate, to instill someone with determination.
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dead wood »
Dead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.
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fresh off the boat »
Newly arrived from a foreign place, especially as an immigrant who is still unfamiliar with the customs and language of his or her new environment.
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grind to a halt »
Coming to a standstill, or ceasing to be productive or make progress, due to an obstacle.
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in its infancy »
Still in an early stage.
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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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mint condition »
Used, but still like new, as if freshly minted.
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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney »
Regardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.
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