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a cat may look at a king »    Even a purported inferior has certain abilities, even in the presence of a purported superior

a chain is only as strong as its weakest link »    An organization (especially a process or a business) is only as strong or powerful as its weakest person. A group of associates is only as strong as its laziest member.

a cut above »    Superior to; of a higher quality than.

a dumb priest never got a parish »    (Irish) Those who fail to speak up fail to get what they want.

a notch above »    Superior to; of a higher quality than.

a riddle wrapped up in an enigma »    Something very mysterious and hidden.

a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down »    An otherwise unpleasant situation can be pleasant when a pleasant aspect is deliberately introduced.1999, Eli Yassif, The Hebrew Folktale: History, Genre, Meaning, Indiana University Press, ISBN 0253335833, page 372,One is known as the "sweetening parable," that is to say a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. Thus, when the aim is to preach to the people, to guide them along the "bitter," arduous path of upholding burdensome precepts and prohibitions, a tale can lighten the load, make the "medicine" easier "to swallow."2001, Maureen Reagan, First Father, First Daughter: A Memoir, Little, Brown, ISBN 0316736368, page 319,It put some fun into the tedious business of preparing for a presidential debate. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, right?2004, John Hoover, How to Work for an Idiot: Survive & Thrive... Without Killing Your Boss, Career Press, ISBN 1564147045, page 11,If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, a barrel of laughs can wash down the big pills you might need to swallow.

account for »    To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.

ace up one's sleeve »    A surprise advantage of which others are not aware.

act out »    To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.

act up »    To misbehave; to cause trouble.

act up »    give trouble

add up »    To take a sum.

add up »    To accumulate; to amount to.

add up »    To make sense; to be reasonable or consistent.

add up to »    To have a particular effect.

Adds up »    To enhance. " Law of attraction adds up to the success in life."

air rage »    Disruptive behaviour on an aircraft.

all fired up »    Excited or energized; highly enthusiastic.

all fur coat and no knickers »    Of superficial appearance and with no real substance beneath.

all it's cracked up to be »    As good as claims or reputation would suggest.

all mouth and no trousers »    Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

all mouth and trousers »    Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance.

all to smash »    Ruined; bankrupt.

angel's advocate »    Someone who sees what's good about an idea and supports it.

apple does not fall far from the tree »    A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, both in behavior and in physical characteristics.1842, E. A. Freidlaender (translator), Frederika Bremer (author), The Neighbours, ch. 10:It is impossible to look at Madam Rhen, without at once making the conclusion that she is pleasantness, hospitality, and loquacity itself; nor can one look upon her daughter Renetta without thinking, "the apple does not fall far from the tree!"1978, Dr. Isador Rosenfeld, "Doctor Asks Patient

arse over tit »    Tumbling; falling; upside-down; unstable or unbalanced.

arsy varsey »    Tumbling upside down; head over heels.

as all get-out »    Extremely; to a superlative degree; very much.

as long as »    Depending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; so long as.

as yet »    Up to the present; thus far.

ass over teakettle »    Tumbling upside down.

at a glance »    Upon cursory examination; an abbreviated review.

at peace with »    Not disturbed or upset by.

back into »    To back up or walk backwards and hit something.

back office »    The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.

back up »    As a security measure.

back up »    To move backwards, especially for a vehicle to do so.

back up »    To move a vehicle backwards.

back up »    To provide support or the promise of support.

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.

back up »    So as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.

back-cloth star »    An actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.

bag of rations »    A fussy or overly zealous military superior.

bail out on »    To abandon, or stop supporting someone or something.

baker's dozen »    Thirteen, a group of thirteen.

balance the books »    To add up all the debits and credits.

ball up »    To crush into a ball shape.

ball up »    To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

balloon goes up »    Something exciting or dangerous begins.

balls up »    Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball up.

balls-up »    Something which becomes muddled or botched in some way.

bang up »    Excellent.

bang up »    He’s doing a bang up good job..

bang up cove »    A dashing fellow who spends his money freely.

bang up job »    Something done very well; something performed above average or better than expected.

banged up »    Physically injured or wounded.

banged up »    Spending time in prison or jail.

barge in »    To intrude; to enter or interrupt suddenly and without invitation.

bark up the wrong tree »    To attempt or pursue the wrong thing; to take the wrong approach; to follow a false lead.

bash up »    To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury.

be had up »    To be accused of, or arrested for a criminal act.

be in on »    To be a party to a secret shared by a small group of people.

be there for »    To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.

be up against »    To be challenged by someone or something stronger than oneself.

beam up »    To be teleported over a long distance by means of a specific imaginary technology, specifically from the surface of a planet to an orbiting starship.

beam up »    To teleport another person or object in the same manner.

bear up »    To sail close to the wind.

bear up »    To endure hardship cheerfully.

beat down »    To severely beat someone up.

beat up »    To give a severe beating to.

beat up »    To alarm by a sudden attack.

beat up »    To sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.

beat up »    To cause by some other means, injuries comparable to the result of being beaten up.

beat up »    To feel badly guilty and accuse oneself over something. Usually followed by over.

beat up »    Repeatedly bomb a military target or targets.

beat up »    To get something done, derived from the idea of beating for game.

beat up »    To verbally assault repeatedly.

beefed out »    Having been improved greatly or upgraded; beefed up.

belly up »    Dead or defunct.

below par »    Not up to the average or normal standard.

belt and suspenders »    Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.

best of the bunch »    The best or most preferred person or item within a group.

better than sex »    Superlative; wonderful.

big up »    To increase one's muscle mass through exercise.

big up »    To proclaim or exaggerate the importance of.

bigwig »    A person of importance to a group or organization.

bite of the reality sandwich »    A wake-up call, a reality check.

blanket term »    A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.

blow a gasket »    To become very angry or upset.

blow it »    To fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.

blow the whistle »    To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group, especially a corporation or government agency.

blow up »    To explode or be destroyed by explosion.

blow up »    To explode something or somebody or destroy something or injure or kill somebody by explosion.

blow up »    To inflate or fill with air.

blow up »    To enlarge or zoom in.

blow up »    To fail disastrously.

blow up »    To become popular very quickly.

blow up »    To suddenly get very angry.

blow up in one's face »    To fail disastrously.

board up »    To block doors or windows with boards, either to prevent access or as protection from storms, etc.

bone up »    To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.

boot up »    To start a computer using its bootstrap procedure.

boss about »    To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.

boss around »    To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.

bottle up »    Put into bottles.

bottle up »    Keep suppressed and hidden.

bottom line »    The summary or result; the most important information; the upshot; the net-net.

bragging rights »    The prerogative to praise oneself for an accomplishment or for possession of a superior characteristic.

brain-dead »    Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.

break off »    To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently.

break up »    To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.

break up »    To end a relationship.

break up »    To dissolve; to part.

break up »    Of a telephone conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection.

break up »    To break or separate into pieces.

break up »    To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.

brick up »    To block by masonry, particularly using bricks.

bridge »    A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports.

bridge »    An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

bridge »    The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.

bridge »    The upper bony ridge of the human nose.

brighten up »    To become brighter.

brighten up »    To make cheerful.

brighten up »    Brighten up my day.

brighten up »    Brighten up a room.

bring forward »    To call up for consideration.

bring in »    To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation.

bring owls to Athens »    To undertake a pointless venture, one that is redundant, unnecessary, superfluous, or highly uneconomical.

bring up »    To bring from a lower position to a higher position.

bring up »    To mention.

bring up »    To raise children.

bring up »    To turn on power or start, as of a machine.

bring upon »    To cause to befall.

brown noser »    One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

browned off »    Annoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.

brush off »    An abrupt rebuff or dismissal.

brush up »    To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.

buck up »    Cheer up; take courage; take heart.

buck up »    Hurry up; make haste.

buckle up »    To fasten one's seat belt or safety belt.

bugger up »    To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.

build up »    To accumulate, to pile up.

build up »    To strengthen.

bump up »    To increase something suddenly.

bump up »    To promote a person to a higher grade.

bump up »    To give a more prominent place to; to advance position in queue.

bung up »    To close an opening with a cork, cork like object or other improvised obstruction.

buoy up »    To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits.

burn up »    To catch fire and burn until destroyed.

burn up »    To destroy by burning.

burn up »    To anger; to annoy.

bush league »    A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.

busted flush »    Anything which ends up worthless despite great potential.

busy work »    Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.

butter up »    To flatter, especially with the intent of personal gain.

butterfly upon a wheel »    An innocent person crushed by life's adversities.

button up »    To fasten with a button or buttons.

button up »    To fasten all the buttons on a coat, or similar item of clothing, to keep warm.

buzz up »    To allow entrance into a building from a higher floor by triggering an electronic lock.

call off the dogs »    To ease up on after inflicting great punishment.

call up »    An order to report for military service.

carbon copy »    duplicate

cast up one's accounts »    To vomit.

cat and mouse game »    Two individuals and/or groups repeatedly keeping check on each other in a suspicious or self-protective way, often with the goal of one or both parties trying to gain a malicious advantage over the other.

catch big air »    Superlative of catch air; make a big jump high off the ground.

catch up »    To pick up suddenly.

catch up »    To entangle.

catch up »    To provide with news.

catch up »    To be reaching something that had been ahead.

catch up »    To compensate for or make up a deficiency.

catch up »    To get news.

catch up »    get level with

caucus race »    A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.

caught in the act »    To be found doing something that you weren't supposed to be doing, while you're doing it.

chalk up »    To attribute, credit, or blame.

chalk up to »    To attribute or account for something.

charge up »    To recharge, to give electrical power to something.

charge up »    To motivate, to instill someone with determination.

charity mugger »    A person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to set up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.

chat up »    In a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.

cheaper by the dozen »    Things are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.

check out »    To have one's purchases recorded and bagged at a supermarket, and pay for it.

cheer on »    To cheer and support a team, to barrack, to root for.

cheer up »    To become happy.

cheer up »    To make someone happy.

cheesed off »    Annoyed, upset, angry.

cherry picking »    Selecting only the best from a group or other range of choices.

cherry-pick »    To pick out the best, or most desirable items from a list or group, especially to obtain some advantage or to present something in the best possible light.

chickens coming home to roost »    Consequences visited upon someone who originally had appeared to escape them.

chin up »    Be happy; cheer up.

chip in »    To interrupt a discussion for the purpose of making a comment.

circular firing squad »    A political party or other group experiencing considerable disarray because the members are engaging in internal disputes and mutual recrimination.

cite chapter and verse »    To provide specific references from an authoritative book, as the Bible or a book of statutes or rules, to support a statement.

clam up »    To become silent; to stop talking, to shut up.

clay »    A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.

clean up »    To become clean, handsome, smart in appearance, e.g. for a special occasion, especially when it is out of character to be seen as such.

clean up »    To make a large profit; to win by a large margin, or to win a large amount, especially in gambling. Also clean house.

clean up »    To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.

clean up one's act »    To reform; to improve one's habits.

clear up »    To clarify, to correct a misconception.

clear up »    Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

climb up »    To make a gradual ascent or increase.

climb up »    To gradually ascend something.

clock up »    To accumulate a large amount of time.

clock up »    To accumulate a large distance.

close in on »    To catch up with in a chase; to near the end of a pursuit.

close up »    To move people closer together.

close up »    To shut a building or a business for a period of time.

close up »    To heal a cut or other wound.

close up shop »    To shut down a shop; to end a business activity.

cloud up »    To become cloudy.

clutter up »    To fill with rubbish.

cock up »    Unintentionally; to screw up, mess up or f** up.

come down »    To recover from drug-induced euphoria.

come down to »    To depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence.

come in »    To join or enter; to begin playing with a group.

come on »    To encounter, discover; to come upon.

come out »    To end up or result.

come to »    To befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon.

come up »    To come to a higher position.

come up »    To appear before a judge or court.

come up »    To come towards, to approach.

come up »    To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly; to come to attention, present itself.

come up »    To begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.

come up with »    To invent, create, or think of.

comfort woman »    A woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces during World War II.

company »    A group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.

cook up »    To manufacture; to falsify; to devise an elaborate lie.

cook up »    To prepare a heroin dose by heating.

cook up »    To prepare a meal.

coop up »    To confine in a restricted place or situation.

cop on »    Grow up.

cop out »    To avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner.

corner the market »    To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.

cough up »    To expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing.

cough up »    To pay money.

cough up »    To lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest.

count on »    To rely upon, trust, or expect.

couple up »    To get into pairs.

cover up »    To conceal or disguise.

cozy up »    With "to", to ingratiate oneself .

crack up »    To laugh heartily.

crack up »    To cause to laugh heartily.

crack up »    To become insane; to suffer a mental breakdown.

crank up »    To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking.

crank up »    To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something.

creep up »    To advance with stealth, unnoticed.

crème de la crème »    Best of the best; something that's superlative. The very best.

crop up »    To occur, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.

cry out against »    To complain strongly, usually as a group.

cue up »    The act of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.

cup of joe »    A cup of coffee.

cup of tea »    A cup full of tea.

cup of tea »    Whatever suits or interests one.

cut in »    To intrude or interrupt.

cut off »    To end abruptly.

cut off »    To interrupt.

cut short »    Interrupt and curtail before the planned end time.

cut up »    To cut into smaller pieces.

cut up »    To aggressively move in front of another vehicle.

cut up »    To be upset.

cut up »    To behave like a clown.

cut up »    distress greatly

damp squib »    Anything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..

dead air »    An unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.

deadbeat dad »    A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.

deathblow »    A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.

deep pockets »    An ample supply of money, especially money which one is willing to spend; the possessor of such money.

depend on »    To be dependent on something or someone for support or help.

developments »    A group of building complexes or apartments. Often used for low income housing.

different as chalk and cheese »    Two things which are superficially alike but very different in substance.

dig up »    To discover something by digging; to unearth.

dig up »    To excavate something.

dig up dirt »    To examine in order to find negative information for public opinion, usually with the purpose of embarrassing or discrediting a person.

dimber damber upright man »    The chief of a gang of thieves or gypsies.

dish up »    To serve cooked food.

divide and conquer »    A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.

divvy up »    To divide or parcel out.

do up »    To fasten a piece of clothing.

do up »    To redecorate a room etc.

don't give up your day job »    Implying that they could not earn a living from it without other regular employment.

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.

don't take any wooden nickels »    Do not permit yourself be cheated or duped; do not be naive.

double up »    To double the quantity, amount or duration of something.

double up »    To have a secondary use.

double up »    After a fly ball has been caught.

drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »    (idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.

draw up »    come to a halt

dress up »    To wear smart clothes for an occasion.

dress up »    To wear fancy dress or a costume.

dress up »    To decorate; to prettify.

dress up »    To present in a favorable light.

drink up »    Finish one's drink.

drip »    To have a superabundance of valuable things. Usually followed by "with".

drive one up the wall »    To make a person very angry or bored; to infuriate.

drive-by media »    Media professionals who "spray" a bunch of repetitive misstatements, mistaken and misinterpreted news reports to cause excitement and confusion. They then figuratively "drive off" leaving the cleanup of their mess and hysteria to others, to correct and properly explain and interpret.

drum up »    To generate or encourage; to campaign for.

dry out »    To sober up; to cease to be drunk.

duck soup »    Easy, or a piece of cake.

dumb bunny »    A stupid person.

dummy up »    To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without some or all off its intended functionality.

dummy up »    To not answer questions.

earn one's keep »    To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially.

eat up »    To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.

eat up »    To consume completely.

empty vessels make the most sound »    noisy, opinionated people are often stupid.

end up »    To conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.

end up »    To arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.

end up »    To eventually do.

engine room »    The source of power in a team or other group.

esprit de corps »    A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group, for example of a military unit.

even up »    To make even; to make level

every man has a price »    Everyone can be bribed or corrupted for a certain price.

every man Jack »    All the members of a group with no exceptions.

evil twin »    A duplicate or counterpart of something or someone that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.

eye up »    To examine closely something coveted.

face up to »    To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.

facts on the ground »    A euphemism, similar to fait accompli, used as an oblique way of saying that discussions over the possession of a given piece of territory has been rendered moot by the presence of military forces.

fail over »    To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.

fair enough »    An expression used to concede a point; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.

fall away »    To cease to support a person or cause.

fall in with »    To join a group of people.

fall on »    To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.

fall over »    To fall from an upright or standing position to a horizontal or prone position.

fall upon »    To fall on; to experience; to suffer.

fear »    Extreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.

feast or famine »    A situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.

fed up »    Frustrated, annoyed, tired .

feel up »    To grope someone in a sexual manner.

feel up to »    To be confident in being able to do something.

feel up to »    To have an inclination to do something.

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.

fifth wheel »    A very large trailer that is towed with a pickup truck.

fifth wheel »    Anything superfluous or unnecessary.

fill in »    To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information.

fill up »    To make full.

fill up »    To become full.

final cut »    A group, after a selection process getting rid of other candidates.

fire drill »    An organised practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.

fire up »    To ignite.

fire up »    To start.

fire up »    To excite; to infuse with energy.

firm up »    To make muscles more toned through physical exercise.

firm up »    To make tentative plans more definite.

first among equals »    A person or position that if formally equivalent to others in a group, but is superior in some attribute.

first rate »    Superb, exceptional; of the best sort; very high quality.

fish out »    To deplete the supply of fish in a given body of water.

fit into »    To be of similar cultural or social status as the members of a group of people.

fits and starts »    Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions.

fix up »    To repair or refurbish.

flower »    The best examples or representatives of a group.

fluff up »    To make a gaffe or blunder.

fluff up »    To plump up.

flutter in the dovecote »    A disturbance, usually one caused within a prescribed group of people.

fold up »    To go out of business.

fold up »    To make or become more compact by folding.

for all one is worth »    Intensely, vigorously, with as much effort as one can supply.

forked tongue »    The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.

foul up »    To botch; to make a mess of.

foul up »    To make a mistake, to go wrong.

fourth estate »    Journalism or journalists considered as a group; the Press.

from soup to nuts »    From beginning to end; throughout.

from soup to nuts »    From the first course of a meal to the last.

from the get-go »    From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

from the ground up »    From the beginning; starting with the basics, foundation, or fundamentals.

from the word go »    From the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.

fry up »    Full English breakfast.

full of oneself »    Egotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.

gagging for it »    Up for it, having a strong desire for sex.

gang up »    To join together, as a gang.

gang up on »    To join together in a gang in order to overpower someone else.

gear up »    To prepare for an activity.

get a leg up »    To gain some advantage; to get a head start.

get a leg up »    To get a boost or a lift.

get a move on »    To hurry up, to get moving.

get a room »    A jocular or sarcastic expression commanding a couple to stop displaying affection in public, and to rent a hotel or motel room to continue amorous activities in private.

get bent out of shape »    To take offense; to become angry, agitated or upset.

get cold feet »    To become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.

get off lightly »    End up with a mild punishment.

get on someone's wick »    To annoy or upset someone, usually by repeated disagreeable actions.

get one's back up »    To become angry, defensive, or irritable.

get one's knickers in a twist »    To become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter.

get one's wires crossed »    To get confused or mixed up; to make a mistake.

get someone's back up »    To annoy a person either deliberately or inadvertently.

get stuck into »    Get busy with; become occupied with; become immersed in.

get up »    arise

gild the lily »    To embellish or improve something unnecessarily; to add superfluous attributes to something.

gird up one's loins »    To prepare oneself for something demanding.

give somebody the heave-ho »    To fire, expel or break up with someone.

gloss over »    To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash.

go belly-up »    To die.

go belly-up »    To fail or fold; especially, to close or shut down a business; to go out of business.

go by the board »    To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.

go it alone »    To do something alone or independently, especially something that is normally or better done in groups.

go large »    To supersize.

go on »    To continue; expand upon.

go the way of »    To end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as.

go to work »    Beat up, batter.

go up »    rise

go up against »    To challenge someone.

go up in smoke »    To be completely ruined.

go up in smoke »    To catch fire and burn.

golden syrup »    light treacle

goon squad »    A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.

gravy train »    An occupation or any lucrative endeavor that generates considerable income whilst requiring little effort and carrying little risk.

group captain »    raf officer

grow up »    To mature and become an adult.

grow up »    To flourish.

gun it »    To accelerate or speed up quickly or suddenly.

gunk up »    To soil or dirty; to mess up; to clog.

gussie up »    To make fancy or attractive, as by artificial or contrived means.

ham it up »    To act or emote, especially to overact or act badly.

hammer home »    Until or so that a person or group of people understands it.

hang up »    To put up to hang.

hang up »    To terminate a phone call.

hang up »    ring off

hang up one's boots »    Retire, call it a day.

hardwired »    Of devices, closely or tightly coupled.

haul his ashes »    A euphemism for sexual intercourse.

have had it up to here »    To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.

have one's hands full »    To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.

have the wind up »    To be frightened or disturbed.

head girl »    senior female pupil

head over heels »    Tumbling upside down.

head start »    A factor conducive to superiority and success.

head up »    To lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.

head-on »    Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating.

heads or tails »    A game to bet upon a which side of a coin lays face up after it is thrown.

heads up »    Used as an informal warning, caution, or call for attention; pay attention!.

heads-up »    A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice.

hear, hear »    Let us hear and applaud the previous speaker; I endorse the previous statement; Expression of support, agreement, or enthusiasm for what has just been said.

heat up »    To heat, to cause to become hotter.

high ground »    A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.

high horse »    An appearance or sense of smug superiority.

hike up »    To lift; to tug or pull upwards.

hike up »    To raise or increase sharply.

his back is up »    He is offended or angry; an expression or idea taken from a cat; that animal, when angry, always raising its back. An allusion also sometimes used to jeer a crooked man.

hit on »    To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize; to invent.

hit up »    To request or demand.

hit upon »    To address.

hit upon »    To think of; to invent; to realize.

hoist by one's own petard »    To be hurt, or destroyed by one's own plot or device, of one's own doing which one intended for another; to be "blown up by one's own bomb".

hold one's own »    To stand up to; to give a respectable performance; to provide worthy competition.

hold that thought »    To pause in a conversation for an interruption.

hold up »    To wait or delay.

hold up »    To support or lift.

hold up »    To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

hold up »    To fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement.

hold up »    To rob at gunpoint.

hold up one's end »    I'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.

hold up one's end »    To hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.

hoover up »    Into a vacuum cleaner, irrespective of brand.

hoover up »    Quickly, especially by taking it into the mouth directly from the plate rather than using cutlery.

hopped up »    Drugged; intoxicated.

hot up »    To increase in temperature.

hot up »    To become more heated.

ice up »    To become clogged with ice, usually of a mechanical device.

if it ain't broke, don't fix it »    Leave something alone; avoid correcting, fixing, or improving what is already sufficient, as it could end up being detrimental

if looks could kill »    A phrase said upon catching sight of someone's giving you a particularly nasty look of discontent or disapproval.

in one's cups »    Drunk.

in stride »    Without emotional upset.

in the loop »    Informed; up to date; current; part of the discussion.

in the works »    Being planned or worked upon.

jack in »    To insert an electronic coupling into a receptacle; to connect to something, whether involving a physical medium or not.

jack up »    To raise, hoist, or lift a thing using a jack, or similar means.

jack up »    To raise, increase, or accelerate; often said of prices, fees, or rates. See also jack up the price.

jack up »    To ruin; wreck; mess up; screw up; sometimes as a bowdlerized substitution for f** up.

join up »    To enlist or enroll.

jump »    To propel oneself rapidly upward such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

jump up »    To move from one position to a higher position by one jump.

jumped-up »    Describes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality.

jumped-up »    We're doomed if this wee jumped-up monkey gets Gordon Smith's blessing.

jungle telegraph »    A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.

kangaroo court »    A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust.

keep a weather eye open »    To maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.

keep down »    To lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.

keep it up »    To maintain one's erection.

keep it up »    To maintain or continue a positive streak.

keep one's pecker up »    Remain cheerful; keep smiling.

keep somebody posted »    To inform or to keep somebody up to date.

keep straight »    To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.

keep up »    To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating.

keep up »    To stay even or ahead.

keep up »    To ensure that one remains well-informed about something.

keep up appearances »    To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.

keep up with »    To manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.

keep up with »    To manage to follow .

keep up with the Joneses »    To do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.

kept up »    maintained

kick up »    Into the air while running or walking or driving.

kick up »    To function improperly.

kick up a fuss »    To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.

kick up the arse »    A severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.

king »    A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.

kiss and make up »    To settle one's differences and forgive.

kiss up »    To pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.

kiss up »    To pay false flattery.

kiss up to »    To pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.

kneel before »    To kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.

knock together »    To assemble something quickly; to knock up.

knock up »    To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.

knock up »    To put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also knock together.

knock up »    In the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.

knock up »    To exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.

knock up »    To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.

knock up »    To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.

knocked up »    "pregnant", typically outside of marriage.

laced-up »    Fastened with a lace.

laced-up »    Fixed in the sprockets of the projector.

laced-up »    Restrained; uptight.

lap up »    To consume by lapping.

lap up »    To revel in, to overtly enjoy.

lay down »    To give up, surrender, or yield , usually by placing it on the ground.

lay up »    To store; to put by.

lay up »    To disable.

lay up »    To take out of active service.

lay up »    To go out of active service.

lead »    I would have the tower two stories, and goodly leads upon the top. — Bacon.

lean on »    To depend upon for support.

leave to one's own devices »    To leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance.

let somebody down »    To fail somebody; to disappoint or to fail to uphold a commitment.

let up »    To lessen.

let up »    slacken

level up »    To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities. Often used in role-playing games when the character has aquired enough experience points.

lift up »    To elevate to a higher position.

lift up »    To lighten the mood of someone.

light up »    To become light, to brighten.

light up »    To bring light to something, to brighten.

light up »    To light a cigarette, pipe, etc.

lighten up »    To become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax.

like father, like son »    A son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood.

listen up »    To listen closely; to pay attention. Often used in the imperative.

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).

live it up »    To have a wonderful life; to live fully and have fun.

live up »    To fulfil the expectations placed upon.

lock up »    To imprison or incarcerate someone.

lock up »    To invest in something long term.

lock up »    To close all doors and windows of a place securely.

lock up »    To cease responding, to freeze.

long shot »    A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.

look up »    To look in an upwards manner.

look up »    To have a bright future.

look up »    To obtain information about something from a text source.

look up to »    To show respect or admiration for.

looks up »    calls on

lose one's cool »    To become upset or disconcerted; to lose one's temper.

lot lizard »    A low or stupid person.

louse up »    Mess up; confuse; put into a state of disorder.

loved up »    Alternative spelling of loved-up.

low blow »    A rhetorical attack that is considered unfair or unscrupulous.

lower the boom »    To use one's superior physical strength; clobber.

lucky dip »    A game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container, so that contestants can dip their hand into the container and randomly pull out a prize.

lump it »    To endure, accept, put up with a situation one does not like.

lump together »    To put different items or groups together and treat them, or think of them as one single group.

make a living »    To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.

make amends »    To repair a relationship; to make up; to resolve an argument or fight; to make reparations or redress.

make it up as one goes along »    To improvise continuously.

make out »    To succeed; to turn out or end up.

make up »    To constitute; to compose; to form.

make up »    To compensate, fill in or catch up.

make up »    To assemble, or mix.

make up »    To apply cosmetics or makeup.

make up »    To resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight.

make up one's mind »    To decide; to reach a conclusion.

make waves »    To upset the status quo.

man up »    His station, prepared for departure of an aircraft, ship, etc.

man up »    To "be a man about it"; to do the things a good man is traditionally expected to do, such as: taking responsibility for the consequences of one's actions; displaying bravery or toughness in the face of adversity; providing for one's family, etc.

man up »    To staff adequately; to staff up; to successfully fill all needed labor positions.

mandare a monte »    To mess up, to ruin.

mark up »    To increase the price of something between its wholesale and retail phase.

mark up »    To add coding to text so that it will display properly on a computer.

measure up »    To meet expectations; to be as good as.

meet up »    To meet somebody, by arrangement.

mess up »    To make a mess of; to untidy, disorder, soil, or muss.

mess up »    To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin.

mess up »    To botch, bungle; to perform poorly on.

mess up »    To make a mistake; to do something incorrectly; to perform poorly.

mess up »    To make unwanted mistakes in a given task, usually through distraction or obnoxious behavior.

mess up »    To damage; injure.

mess up »    To manhandle; beat up; rough up.

mess up »    To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.

mighty oaks from little acorns grow »    Something great can come from a modest beginning.Don't give up on the project - mighty oaks from little acorns grow!

mike up »    To fit a microphone and transmitter to a person. Usually for television performers, or for police informers.

mince words »    To restrain oneself in a conversation by withholding some comments or using euphemisms.

mind the store »    To take active responsibility for a group or process, especially within an organization.

misfortunes never come singly »    bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.

mix it up »    To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically.

mix up »    To mix or blend.

mix up »    To confuse or reverse.

mix up »    confused situation

mix up »    misunderstanding

mixed bag »    By extension, a group of entities with few characteristics in common; an assortment.

mock up »    To create a model or demonstration; to create a preliminary version or sample.

monkey business »    An activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.

mop up »    To clean with a mop; especially to clean up a spill or mess.

mop up »    To fix problems; to correct or repair.

moral high ground »    A position or point of view which is ethically superior or more reputable, in comparison to others which are under consideration.

more haste, less speed »    When we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.

morning person »    A person whose who wakes up without difficulty early each morning and who is alert and active during the first part of the day.

mouth breather »    A person who is boorish, stupid, or otherwise unattractive.

move it »    To hurry; to hurry up.

mug up »    To study intensely.

mutual admiration society »    A group of two or more people, in a workplace or other social environment, who routinely express considerable esteem and support for one another, sometimes to the point of exaggeration or pretense.

myope comme une taupe »    Blind as a bat.

neither fish nor fowl »    Said of something not easily categorized or not fitting neatly into any established group.

night owl »    One who stays up late at night or goes to bed late.

no brainer »    Something that supposedly doesn’t take much intellectual thought. Whoever says that something is a no brainer is usually the one with no brains.

no-show »    An absence; somebody who doesn't show up or a failure to show up.

not all it's cracked up to be »    Not as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.

not have a leg to stand on »    To lack support, as in an argument, debate, or negotiation.

notch up »    To achieve something.

nudge nudge wink wink »    A phrase added at the end of the sentence to hint that the speaker is referring to something else, euphemistically.

number one with a bullet »    Superlative; impossible to beat.

odd one out »    Something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit.

off the chain »    Free from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.

off the hook »    Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up.

old school »    Characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era, remembered either as inferior to the current style, or alternately, remembered nostalgically as superior or preferable to the new style, the older denoting something that would be considered out of date or out of fashion to some, but as such, is considered by others as cool and hip.

on board »    Agreeing or supporting.

on end »    Upright; erect; endways.

on one's feet »    Being standing up.

on the bubble »    Having qualification for an event depend on the upcoming performances of other competitors.

on the clock »    Working at one's job; occupied in some manner during one's hours of remunerated employment.

on the up-and-up »    Legitimate; honest; upright.

on the uptake »    In understanding or in the ability to absorb new information; especially in the phrases "quick on the uptake" and "slow on the uptake".

on top of »    Fully informed about, and in control of something; up to speed with.

one another »    Used of a reciprocal relationship among a group of more than two people or things; compare each other.

one brick short of a full load »    Stupid.

one candle short of a box »    not bright; stupid

one thousand »    Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.

one up »    To outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.

one's jig is up »    Alternative form of the jig is up. [for one].

one-hit wonder »    A musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success.

one-hit wonder »    A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment.

one-trick pony »    A person or group noteworthy for only a single achievement, skill, or characteristic.

one-up »    To outdo, to do something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.

one-upmanship »    A succession of instances of outdoing a competitor.

one-upmanship »    The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.

onesie-twosie »    Individually or in very small groups, rather in larger batches.

open a can of whoop ass »    I'm gonna open up a can of whoop-ass on ya.

or else »    Clean up your room, or else!.

orange up »    To make more orange.

orange up »    To make more prominent by making orange or adding orange colour.

orange up »    To become more orange.

orphan drug »    But which is not manufactured or marketed because the demand is insufficient to cover the costs of supply.

out of house and home »    Global Checkup: How Healthy is Earth?, Science NOW.

out of it »    Not participating in some trend or group.

out of sight »    Superb, excellent.

out of the loop »    Not informed up to date; current; not kept part of the discussion.

over one's head »    Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.

own up »    To acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt. Often used with to.

pachyderm »    A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.

pack up »    To give in.

pack up »    To clear away.

pack up »    To put back together.

pack up »    To move one's residence.

pack up »    To prepare for shipping, as a gift.

painting rocks »    Pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

pan out »    To succeed; to proceed according to plan; to result or end up.

pass muster »    To measure up to a particular standard.

pass the hat »    To ask for money, especially from a group of people; to solicit donations or contributions.

pay up »    To pay for something in total, after a certain amount of time after receiving a purchase.

peace and quiet »    Tranquility; freedom from stress or interruptions.

pee off »    Euphemistic variant of piss off.

peel out »    To start abruptly from a standing stop, accelerating rapidly, especially so as to produce skid marks.

pep up »    To make stronger or more interesting.

pick of the litter »    The best person or item in a group.

pick up »    To lift; to grasp and raise.

pick up »    To collect an object, especially in passing.

pick up »    To clean up; to return to an organized state.

pick up »    To collect a passenger.

pick up »    To improve, increase, or speed up.

pick up »    To restart or resume.

pick up »    To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand.

pick up »    To receive.

pick up »    To notice, detect or discern, often used with "on".

pick up »    To point out (a person's behaviour, habits or actions),in a critical manner.

pick up »    To meet and seduce somebody for romantic purposes, especially in a social situation, sometimes used with "on".

pick up »    To answer a telephone. See pick up the phone.

pick up »    To pay for.

pick up speed »    accelerate

pick up stitches »    Stitches to the knitting needle that were previously bound off, or that belong to the selvage, during the process of knitting or entrelac.

pick up the tab »    To accept a charge and pay for it, especially at a bar or restaurant.

pickle »    A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

pile up »    To form a pile, stack, or heap.

pile up »    To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.

pile-up »    A traffic accident or collision involving multiple vehicles.

pipe up »    To speak up.

piss money up the wall »    To waste money, normally through ineptness in business.

piss up a rope »    To engage in futile or impossible activity.

pissed off »    Annoyed, upset, angry.

pissing contest »    A boys' prankish competition to determine who can urinate the furthest up a wall.

play silly buggers »    To act in a stupid or reckless manner.

play up »    To misbehave.

play up »    To make or attempt to make something appear more important, likely or obvious; to showcase or highlight.

plump up »    To shake or arrange so as to be fatter or more evenly distributed.

poacher turned gamekeeper »    A person who now works against the same people they once supported.

poison pen »    A usually intentionally rude, spiteful, and/or condescending piece of writing directed at a person, group, lifestyle, way of thought, or other target.

pop up »    To appear without warning.

pop up »    To come up with a "pop" sound.

pop up »    appear suddenly

potter's field »    A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.

pour out »    To serve a drink into a cup or glass.

power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely »    The corrupting influence of power is total when one's power is total.Lord Acton see: Wikiquote

power up »    To turn the electrical power on to a device as a precondition to make it operational.

power up »    To become ready for operation as a result of the provision of electrical power.

preach to the choir »    Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes.

pretty pictures »    Image supplements in a presentation: graphs, charts, etc.

prevail upon »    To convince; to persuade.

prick up one's ears »    To listen attentively.

problem child »    A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.

pronunciamiento »    A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century. They received this designation because coups were usually accompanied by a statement declaring the existing government null and void.

prop up the bar »    To spend time drinking alcohol at the bar in a pub.

puff up »    To inflate with air.

puff up »    To swell due to injury or illness.

puff up »    To become proud.

puke up »    To vomit.

pull one's head in »    To withdraw as a turtle might; to discontinue support of a particular argument.

pull one's socks up »    To start making an effort; to renew or redouble one's efforts.

pull oneself up by one's bootstraps »    To begin an enterprise or recover from a setback without any outside help; to succeed only on one's own effort or abilities.

pull out »    To use coitus interruptus as a method of birth control.

pull the plug »    To cease life support.

pull the plug »    To cease to support; to halt.

pull up »    Lift upwards or vertically.

pull up »    Retrieve; get.

pull up »    Drive close to something, especially a curb.

pull up stumps »    To cease doing something, at least for the day.

pulls up »    stops

pump up »    To inflate by means of a pump.

pump up »    To inflate with a pumping action.

pump up »    To excite a person or group to a frenzy.

pump up »    To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.

punch up »    to fight

pushing up daisies »    Dead.

put a lid on it »    To be quiet; shut up; to stop talking about something or making noise.

put away »    To store away, place out of the way, clean up, or organize.

put down »    To replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.

put forth »    To give or supply; to make or create.

put on »    To place upon or atop.

put on the dog »    To dress up; to put on airs; to make a show of wealth and/or importance; to be pretentious.

put one's feet up »    To relax.

put someone's back up »    To annoy someone deliberately.

put the wind up »    To frighten or disturb.

put up »    To place in a high location.

put up »    To hang or mount.

put up »    To cajole or dare to do something.

put up »    To store away.

put up »    To house, shelter, or take in.

put up »    To present, especially in "put up a fight".

put up »    to build

put up one's dukes »    Prepare to fight; literally, to raise your fists.

put up or shut up »    Desist from saying something unless one is able to prove it.

put up with »    To tolerate, suffer through, or allow, esp. something annoying.

quick on the uptake »    Able to readily understand things; intelligent.

rag bagger »    A sailboat, usually a cruising sailboats which tend to carry and store lots of supplies along the deck, or any sailboat that looks like a neglected vessel, or messy vessel.

rag the puck »    To proceed slowly at any activity in order to use up time; to stall for time.

rag the puck »    To retain possession of the puck by skillful skating and stickhandling without attempting to score, as a deliberate tactic intended to use up time.

raise Cain »    To behave in a disruptive manner.

rake »    A set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.

ramp up »    To increase rapidly to a new value.

ramp up »    To be in the process of learning a new ability.

ramp up »    Of a project or operation, to start up.

reality check »    A wake-up call, reminder.

reckon upon »    To count upon or depend upon.

reckon upon »    To plan upon; to expect.

red ink »    A euphemism for financial loss.

reflect upon »    To reflect on.

rely on »    To be dependent upon.

rev up »    To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car.

ride herd on »    To supervise a group of people, such as workers, and/or their actions, i.e. their work.

ring up »    To telephone, to call on the telephone.

ring up »    To enter a payment into a cash register, or till in a shop.

rip to shreds »    To rip up, so that only shreds remain.

rip up »    tear into pieces

rip up »    tear to pieces

rip up »    tear apart

rise up »    To rebel.

rise up »    To rise to the surface.

rise up »    To rear.

rivet counter »    A person who has an obsession with the minutae of their particular interest. Anyone preoccupied with small distinguishing features between different items.

rock up »    To work one's way vertically up a chimney or cleft using a rocking movement.

rock up »    To turn up to a place or function unexpectedly, or without notice or prior warning.

roll up one's sleeves »    To prepare to work.

root up »    To dig or pull up by the roots; to deracinate.

ropable »    Upset; irate.

rough up »    To manhandle or beat up.

rough up »    To make rough, to roughen.

round of applause »    An outburst of clapping among a group or audience. Often asked for by the Master of Ceremonies at a concert or other performance.

round up »    Together.

round up »    To the smallest integer that is not less than it, or to some other greater value, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.

rub up against »    To touch something with one's body.

rub up against »    To touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner.

rub up against »    Of pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.

rules OK »    To be popularly accepted, or supported by the general majority of people.

rumor mill »    A group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.

run around after »    To spend a lot of time doing things for another person or group of people. Often used when that person could reasonably do the things for themselves.

run around with »    To spend a lot of time with a person or group of people. Often used to talk about a person's group of friends that one does not like much.

run on »    To continue without interruption.

run something up the flagpole »    To float an idea that one suspects might be controversial.

run through »    To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.

run up »    Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.

run up »    To bring a flag to the top of it's flag pole.

run up »    To make something, usually an item of clothing, very quickly.

run up »    To accumulate a debt.

run up against »    Begin to encounter problems with someone or something.

runner up »    second-placed competitor

rustle up »    To quickly prepare something.

salad years »    The inexperienced, youthful prime of an individual, group, organization or entity.

say goodbye »    To wish someone farewell upon their leaving.

screw the pooch »    To screw up; to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.

scrounge up »    To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.

second banana »    A comedian who plays a secondary or supporting role, especially as straight man and traditionally in vaudeville or burlesque theatre.

second banana »    A person who serves in a supporting, secondary, or subsidiary capacity; an assistant.

see a man »    A bland euphemism to conceal one's true purpose.

see someone through »    To constitute ample supply for one for.

see you next Tuesday »    A euphemism for cunt.

sell out »    To abandon one's supporters or principles to seek profit or other personal advantage.

seller's market »    An excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.

send up »    To be put in prison.

send up »    To imitate someone or something for the purpose of satirical humour.

send up »    To make prices or temperatures etc. rise.

send up »    parody

senior note »    A bond that takes priority over other debt securities sold by the issuer. In the event the issuer goes bankrupt, senior debt must be repaid before other creditors receive any payment.

set up shop »    To establish a business.

set up shop »    To physically arrange a shop or workplace.

settle upon »    To decide something over other options.

sex up »    To arouse somebody sexually.

sex up »    To enhance in terms of fashionable appeal.

sex up »    To make more palatable or acceptable to the general public; to improve the image or perception.

sex up »    To make more sexually attractive.

sex up »    To take part in sexual acts with.

shack up »    To live together, especially of an unmarried couple.

shacked up »    Simple past tense and past participle of shack up.

shape up »    To improve; to correct one's bad habits or behavior.

shape up »    To take shape; to transform into or become.

shape up or ship out »    To either improve one's behavior or else be required to leave; to either improve one's performance in an activity or else withdraw from that activity completely.

shoo-in »    A candidate or contestant generally agreed upon as the presumptive winner; somebody who is well-liked or widely agreed upon.

shoot 'em up »    A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.

shoot off at the mouth »    To disclose some information that was supposed to be secret.

shoot one's bolt »    To use up one's resources, especially a singular one or one not readily restored.

shore up »    To strengthen, reinforce, or consolidate.

short of »    Except; without resorting to; up to the point of.

shoulder to cry on »    Someone offering emotional support to another in distress.

show the flag »    To represent one's country or some other group in a manner intended to suggest the authority or importance of that country or group.

show up »    To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

show up »    To make visible; to expose.

show up »    To outperform or one-up, often in an arrogant manner.

shroud »    A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways.

shut the hell up »    Indicating disbelief.

shut the hell up »    Shut up intensified by "the hell".

sick puppy »    In a morbid or gruesome way.

sigh of relief »    A reassurance or support, something that reduces stress from an arduous activity.

sit on »    To block, suppress, restrain.

sitting pretty »    Having a comfortable or certain supply of money or resources.

sixth former »    senior pupil

size up »    To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something.

skin deep »    superficial

slip up »    To err, falter; to make a mistake.

slip-up »    A mistake or error; a minor misstep.

slop bowl »    One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.

slow up »    To slow, slow down, decelerate.

smallpox blanket »    An apparently benevolent offering whose real intent is to disrupt, destabilize or weaken.

snake oil »    A type of 19th century patent medicine sold in the United States that claimed to contain snake fat, supposedly a Native American remedy for various ailments.

snazz up »    To improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features.

sneak up »    To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.

sneak up on »    To approach a person or animal without being seen or heard.

so far »    as yet; up till now

so far so good »    Up to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.

so long as »    Depending upon some condition or requirement; provided that; if, assuming; as long as.

so much for »    An expression of disregard, or resignation; something said upon giving up, quitting, or disposing of something.

soak up »    Absorb.

sober up »    To become sober.

soft touch »    A comfortable situation; an easy task or undemanding occupation, especially one which is comfortably remunerative.

soft touch »    A person or group which is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one which loans or readily gives money to another.

sort out »    To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.

sort out »    To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.

soup-to-nuts »    Comprehensive; complete; covering all of something.

space out »    To stupefy, intoxicate, disorient, or lose attention or focus, especially by the use of drugs.

spanner »    A stupid or unintelligent person; one prone to making mistakes, especially in language.

speak for »    To claim, reserve, or occupy.

speak up »    To talk more loudly or plainly.

speak up »    To make oneself or one's opinions known; to advocate or assert oneself.

speak with a forked tongue »    To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.

speed up »    To accelerate, to increase speed.

spice up »    To enhance the flavor of something by adding spice to it.

spice up »    To make more exotic, fun or extravagant.

split up »    Cease to be together, break apart from the group.

split up »    Separate, disassociate, cause to come apart.

spruce up »    To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly.

spruce up »    To refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance.

square up »    To get ready for a fight.

square up »    To get in the fighting position.

square up »    To pay back money that is owed.

squeaky wheel gets the grease »    The person who complains or speaks up most loudly receives the redress or attention which he or she seeks.

squirrel away »    To stash or hide; to hoard, collect, save, or accumulate; to create a reserve, stash, or hoard of some supply, so as to recall a squirrel's burying of nuts.

stand for »    To advocate, to support.

stand up »    To rise from a lying or sitting position.

stand up »    To bring something up and set it into a standing position.

stand up »    To jilt or shirk.

stand up »    To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.

stand up against »    To defy or challenge someone.

start up »    To rise suddenly.

start up »    To begin to operate.

start up »    To begin.

stat whore »    Through unscrupulous or tacky means.

stay up »    To remain awake, to not go to bed.

step up »    To increase speed or rate.

step up »    accelerate

step up to the plate »    To initiate action; to assume a responsibility.

stick up »    To put up by sticking.

stick up »    To rob at gunpoint.

stick up »    To protect one's status.

stick up for »    To defend or protect.

sticker shock »    Disgust, shock, or fright upon learning the price of an item offered for sale.

sticking point »    A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.

stiff upper lip »    The quality of being resolute and showing self-restraint, associated with stereotypical British people.

stir up »    set in motion

stitch up »    To close by sewing.

stitch up »    To maliciously or dishonestly incriminate someone.

stock phrase »    A phrase frequently or habitually used by a person or group, and thus associated with them.

stop press »    The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.

stop up »    To fill a hole or cavity, or block an opening or passage, as with a plug.

stop up »    To increase the aperture of a photographic lens, moving from an f/stop represented by a higher number to an f/stop represented by a lower number and causing more light to pass into the camera.

straight man »    A member of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in preparatory dialog with the principal comedian; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.

strike up »    To start something with somebody else. Usually a conversation or relationship.

strike up »    To start something, usually playing live music.

string up »    To die by hanging.

string up »    To kill by hanging, especially to lynch.

string up »    To suspend by means of rope, cord or similar material.

stuck up »    Snobbish, conceited; believing oneself to be better than others; haughty.

stuff up »    To ruin.

stuff up »    To make a big mistake.

stuff up »    Cause to be blocked.

stumble upon »    To discover or find something by accident.

stumble upon »    To meet somebody by chance.

stump up »    To pay for something. Often indicating reluctance to pay.

stupid is as stupid does »    A person's intelligence may be judged by the wisdom of his or her actions.

suck it up »    To put up with something; to deal with something, such as pain or misfortune, without complaining.

suck up »    To absorb fluid.

suck up »    To adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.

suffer fools gladly »    To be tolerant of stupidity or incompetence in other people.

sugarcoated »    Made superficially more attractive. This often implies the reality has faults that are being hidden.

sum up »    To summarize.

supposed to »    Permitted.

supposed to »    Required.

swallow up »    To completely enclose or envelop.

sword and sorcery »    Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..

swot up on »    To study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.

tack up »    To prepare a horse for riding by equipping it with tack.

tag team »    Two or more people or groups acting alternately to accomplish some task.

take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves »    If you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds will look after themselves.1999,

take five »    To break something up.

take sides »    To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation.

take something in one's stride »    Not to allow oneself to be set back, daunted, upset or embarrassed by unpleasant or undesirable circumstances.

take the lead »    To assume leadership over a group.

take the shadow for the substance »    To be easily deceived, credulous, superficial.

take up »    That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.

take up the cudgel for »    To make a defense for in lieu of another person.

take up the gauntlet »    To accept a challenge.

take up with »    To form a close relationship with someone.

take up with »    To be contented to receive; to receive without opposition; to put up with.

take upon »    To take charge of an item of business, or an obligation, as a personal initiative.

taking upon oneself »    venturing

talk is cheap »    It is easy to make boastful or unrealistic statements which are not supported by actions or evidence.

talk like an apothecary »    To use hard or gallipot words: from the assumed gravity and affectation of knowledge generally put on by the gentlemen of this profession, who are commonly as superficial in their learning as they are pedantic in their language.

talk up »    In such a way as to make the thing or person sound better than it actually is.

talk up »    To talk louder.

tart up »    To dress like a prostitute.

tart up »    To dress garishly.

tart up »    To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.

task force »    A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.

teacher's pet »    favourite pupil

team up »    To join into a team, or into teams.

team up with »    To associate with another in a joint enterprise.

tear up »    Or against.

tear up »    To damage.

tear up »    To shed tears.

tear up »    To tear into pieces.

tear up the pea patch »    To put on a notable performance, especially in sports; to go on a rampage.

teed off »    Annoyed, upset, angry.

test bed »    Any venue, setup, etc. used for experimentation, testing, proving a concept, etc.

that's what's up »    Used to express acquiescence or concurrence.

the apple doesn't fall far from the tree »    A child grows up to be very similar to its parents in the way they act and in their physical abilities.

the jig is up »    An expression used to mean "We have been caught out and have no defence", or if spoken to a person who's just been found out as the perpetrator of an offense, it means "You've been discovered.".

the terrorists will have won »    Phrase used following a description of an activity to indicate that if that activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror will have succeeded, an which is an unacceptable result.

the upper hand »    An advantage or lead.

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip »    In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong.

there's no point crying over spilt milk »    You should not be upset over something that cannot be undone.

think one's shit doesn't stink »    To be arrogant or snobbish; to feel superior to others.

think tank »    A group of which performs research and develops reports and recommendations on topics relating to strategic planning or public policy, and which is usually funded by corporations, interest groups, or government.

think up »    To create in one’s mind; to invent..

throw a fit »    To become angry, enraged, or upset; to act or react with an outburst, as by shouting, swearing, etc.

throw a sickie »    To take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.

throw a wobbly »    To burst out into a verbal uproar.

throw cold water on »    To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.

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.

throw for a loop »    To confuse or disorient; to throw off; to mix up.

throw in the towel »    To quit; to give up.

throw shapes »    To act tough or put up a front. For example, to threaten a person by making "karate chops" at them, without actually doing harm or knowing karate.

throw to the dogs »    To give up on something valuable.

throw up »    To vomit.

throw up »    To erect.

throw up »    To display a gang sign using the hands.

thumb one's nose »    To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, usually while simultaneous wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.

thumbs up »    A gesture signifying approval or okay; a thumb pointing up out of a fist.

thumbs up »    An approval or okay.

tide over »    To support or sustain someone, especially financially, for a limited period.

tie up »    To occupy, detain, keep busy, or delay.

tie up »    To secure with rope, string, etc.

tie up »    To complete, finish, or resolve.

tie up »    link, connection

tie up loose ends »    To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.

tiger team »    A specialized group tasked with testing the effectiveness of an organization's ability to protect assets by attempting to circumvent, defeat or otherwise thwart that organization's internal and external security.

tiger team »    An engineering or other group assembled to tackle especially difficult or critical problems, often outside the normal chain of command.

tipsy turvy »    upside down

to be the cat's whiskers »    To perform better than was generally supposed possible.

to go »    Belonging to the subgroup that have not passed or have not been finished or have not been addressed yet.

today we are all »    An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.

tone up »    To strengthen and make the muscles of the body firmer by regular excercise.

top up »    To fill something.

top up »    To extend the credit of something.

top up »    refill

top up »    refill

topsy turvy »    upside down

torqued off »    Annoyed, upset, angry.

toss-up »    A decision in which neither choice is clearly favorable or unfavorable, or for which the outcome does not matter.

toss-up »    Either of two outcomes that are equally likely.

toss-up »    The toss of a coin used to decide some issue.

toss-upness »    The quality of being a toss-up, usually used in reference to a toss-up state in American presidential elections.

touch up »    To make slight corrections or adjustments; to fill in or perfect.

touch up »    To touch or to grope someone in flirtatious or sleazy way.

touch%C3%A9 »    An acknowledgement of the success, appropriateness or superiority of an argument, sometimes used sarcastically to mock one's opponent's absurd logic.

trump up »    Heavily publicise, promote or market a product.

truth be told »    Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.

tune up »    To make adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance.

tune up »    To make preparations for vigorous exercise; to warm up.

tuppence worth »    One's opinion or thoughts.

tuppence worth »    Two pennys' worth.

turn a hair »    To become afraid or visibly upset.

turn against »    To rebel or oppose something formerly supported.

turn around »    An upset; a suprising comeback.

turn on »    To power up; to start a device by switching it on.

turn on »    To rebel; to go against something formerly supported.

turn out »    To result; end up.

turn out »    To attend; show up.

turn up »    To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.

turn up »    To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

turn up »    To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.

turn up »    To belay or make fast a line on a cleat or pin.

turn up for the book »    A very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.

turn up one's nose »    To refuse, especially as due to pride or status.

turn up one's nose »    To sneer.

turn upside down »    To flip over; to rotate top to bottom.

turn upside down »    To thoroughly examine.

twiddle one's thumbs »    To wait or dawdle; to accomplish nothing useful or lack a useful occupation.

two cents »    A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.

two thumbs up »    A hand gesture indicating strong approval.

two thumbs up »    The strong approval itself.

up a creek »    In trouble; in a difficult situation.

up a creek without a paddle »    In a difficult situation, without any help. Superlative form of up a creek: most up a creek.

up against »    Facing; challenging, or opposing.

up against »    In contact with, abutting.

up for »    Planned; next in line.

up for »    Willing to participate in; interested in.

up for grabs »    Available for anyone to obtain, claim or win.

up front »    Open, honest; tending to disclose information; truthful.

up hill and down dale »    Here and there; everywhere.

up in arms »    Angry; preparing for a fight.

up in the air »    Literal: up in or into the sky or air.

up on »    Well-informed about.

up one's alley »    Matching a person's interests or abilities well.

up one's sleeve »    Hidden, in reserve.

up shit creek »    Alternative form of up the creek.

up shit creek without a paddle »    Alternative form of up the creek without a paddle.

up the ante »    To make something more desirable.

up the ante »    To raise the stakes of a hand of poker.

up the creek »    In trouble.

up the creek without a paddle »    In a difficult situation with no means of rectifying it.

up the river »    To prison.

up the wall »    Crazy, mad.

up the walls »    Very busy, swamped.

up the wazoo »    Up the ass; excessive or excessively; too much.

up the ying yang »    Far more than one needs.

up to »    Able; willing.

up to »    Against; next to; near; towards.

up to »    As much as; no more than.

up to »    Considering all members of an equivalence class the same.

up to »    Doing; involved in.

up to »    The option or decision of.

up to eleven »    Beyond the maximum possible threshold.

up to here »    Overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.

up to no good »    Misbehaving, being mischievous.

up to scratch »    Sufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality.

up to snuff »    Adequate; of acceptable or quality; satisfying an appropriate standard.

up to snuff »    Mentally alert, shrewd, savvy.

up to something »    Doing something mischievous or scheming.

up to speed »    Fully informed; current.

up with the larks »    To wake up early, to be an early bird.

up-and-comer »    Someone who is up-and-coming, who has begun to be successful in some field and is likely to become even more successful in the future.

up-and-coming »    Emerging; aspiring; improving; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.

up-to-date »    Current; recent; the latest.

up-to-date »    Informed about the latest news or developments.

uphill battle »    A challenge with the odds of success stacked strongly against.

uphill battle »    difficult struggle

upper crust »    The social elite.

upper crust »    The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.

ups and downs »    Periods of positive and negative events, moods, or interactions; highs and lows.

upset the applecart »    To spoil carefully laid plans or arrangements; to spoil something.

valley of death »    The phase of a startup business beginning with the entrepreneur's fulltime commitment to it and ending when the business has achieved sustainable cash flow.

vote with one's feet »    To show a lack of support for something by departing or otherwise absenting oneself.

vote with one's feet »    To show support for something by going to or otherwise being present somewhere.

wade in »    To interrupt someone, or a situation, by doing or saying something abruptly, or forcefully, and usually without thinking about the consequences.

wait up »    To stay awake waiting for somebody to return.

wait up »    Wait.

wake up and smell the coffee »    To face reality and stop deluding oneself.

wake up on the wrong side of bed »    To feel grumpy, irritable; to be easily annoyed.

walk in on »    To enter suddenly or unexpectedly while something is happening; to intrude or interrupt by entering.

walk on eggshells »    To be overly careful in dealing with a person or situation because they get angry or offended very easily; to try very hard not to upset someone or something.

wall up »    To seal with a wall.

warm up »    To make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show.

warm up »    To reheat food.

warm up »    To become warmer.

warm up »    To prepare for executing an already-learned activity by a limited amount of additional practice.

wash up »    To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal.

wash up »    To wash one's hands and/or face, often around mealtimes.

wash up »    To be carried on to land by water.

washed up »    Finished; having no future in a particular role.

weak sister »    A person or thing which is the least robust or least dependable member of a group.

wear down »    To have one's long hair styled in a free, low-hanging, unencumbered style; i.e., not in an up-do or ponytail.

weed out »    To remove unwanted elements from a group.

weigh up »    To assess a person or situation.

whack-a-mole »    The practice of trying to stop something that persistently occurs in an apparently random manner at the point where the occurrence is noticed, such as terminating spammers' e-mail accounts or closing pop-up advertisement windows.

what the dickens »    Euphemism for what the Devil, used to add emphasis to "what" when beginning a question.

what's eating somebody »    ? Inquired of somebody who is upset, worried, angry, etc.

what's up »    A casual greeting with usage similar to "How are you?" or "Nice to meet you".

what's up »    How are you?.

what's up »    What are you doing?.

what's up »    What's the matter?.

what's up with »    Used to express disbelief or curiosity.

when you're up to your neck in alligators, it's easy to forget that the initial objective was to drain the swamp »    Only because it seems so urgent.

where the sun don't shine »    Up or in the anus.

whip up »    To produce something quickly, especially of a meal.

whistle past the graveyard »    To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; To proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.

whole enchilada »    All of something or a group of related things taken in totality.

whomp up »    To incite or generate.

whomp up »    To produce quickly, particularly a meal.

whoop it up »    To have a great time; to party or revel excessively or noisily.

why the dickens »    Euphemism for why the Devil, used to add emphasis to "why" when beginning a question.

win over »    To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.

wind up one's bottoms »    To finish a job.

wing it »    To improvise; to make things up or figure things out as one goes; or to perform with little or no preparation.

worked up »    Excessively emotional, excited or aroused.

world »    An individual or group perspective or social setting.

world-beater »    Someone or something superior to all others of its sort.

wrap in the flag »    To claim one's cause deserves support for patriotic reasons or that one's own motives are patriotic.

wrap up »    To fold and secure something to be the cover or protection for something.

wrap up »    To finish off a task completely.

wrap up »    To form a cylinder by rolling a sheet of something.

wrap up »    To wear more clothes as protection from the weather; to bundle up.

wrap up »    To summarize or recapitulate.

wreak havoc »    To cause damage, disruption, or destruction.

write up »    To write about positively.

write up »    To document the faults of.

write up »    To produce by writing.

write up »    review

yes man »    A person who always agrees with his employer or superior.

yield up »    To give something against one's will.

yield up »    To disclose something hidden.

you bet »    Expresses support, agreement, certainty or emphasis.

you can hang your hat on that »    It's something to put faith in, to rely upon or trust (when used in a positive connotation).

you can't fight city hall »    (chiefly US) Nothing can be done to change the situation, because it is a governmental decision.I see they're going to build the airport after all. I suppose you can't fight city hall.

zip up »    To close with a zip fastener.

zip up »    To close as if with a zip fastener.

zip up »    To convert a computer file into a smaller package.

BTW, Why won't you become an editor?