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gussied up dress fancy; wear makeup; usually said to or about women	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
dumbfounded profusely confused; not knowing what to think or say; astonished	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
flummoxed a state of being where one is profusely confused; unable to fathom; perplexed	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
flabbergasted astonished or extremely surprised	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
tongue twister a phrase that if spoken repeatedly is difficult to say without making a mistake	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
rubber baby buggy bumpers a tongue twister; a phrase that if spoken rapidly and repeatedly is difficult to say without making a mistake	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistake	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
outside the nine dots refers to outside the box thinking;	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
flea in the jar refers to futility	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
you know what you can do with it a sarcastic way of expressing disgust to someone; akin to telling someone where to go	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
checks off all the boxes meets all the criteria; usually said about what someone is looking for in a man or woman	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
put on your face put on your makeup	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
dolled up dress fancy; wear makeup; usually said to or about women	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
kin folk relatives; people one is related to by blood or marriage	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
maiden voyage The first journey made by a ship or spacecraft	added by bendix980 4 months ago
maiden voyage The first journey made by a ship or spacecraft	added by bendix980 4 months ago
go for the gusto To give your best; get everything out of life you can get; reach for the goal; have the best experience	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
fancy meeting you here a greeting said when someone sees someone they didn't expect to see	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
of all the gin joints an expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
why on god's green earth "on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
nickel and dime a verb; the process of trying to extract small amounts of money (i.e. from someone, from people)	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
rinky dink small; not well run; small time; unsuccessful	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
fine, thanks, and you? short for "I'm fine, thanks. How are you?	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
that's a fine how do you do! An expression said in disgust or in jest to someone who 1) did not greet you as expected 2) ignored you 3) did something undesirable instead of greeting you 4) insulted you 5) did something mean or uncaring	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
pig latin A made up language often used as a way to speak in front of people (often children and often by parents) without them knowing what you are saying	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
am scray The Pig latin way of saying scram; leave; get out of here	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
hari-kari (hara-kiri, harry carry) suicide; to commit suicide; a less common spelling of hara-kiri; to slice oneself open with a ritual sword (a gross simplification of the actual Japanese expression)	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
waterworks To start crying a lot and/or loudly, either genuinely or in order to get attention	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
spend thrift A person who spends money quickly, foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
grand entrance To enter a room or event with an as if you are a person of royalty or importance, either real or perceived (ie. by the person entering or by their peers at the event.	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
there you have it, folks A tagline commonly used after someone ends a news piece, shows a clip of something, etc; often said at the conclusion of a piece of news, an explanation, a scenario, etc. signifying the end of it or like saying, "There, we brought it to you", "That's what happened" like a stamp off approval that "This is what we found"	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
full of prunes when one is full of energy	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
bunged up pronounced with a hard "G" sound, not a "j" sound; injured, mangled; usually used to mean a bodily injury; often said by small children and often with the word "all" in front of the phrase	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
piffle ding a response given when someone doesn't believe what they just heard; also piffle (without the ding after it, for short);	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
check your attitude (at the door) The speaker is warning the listener that their attitude may have adverse effects and advising that the listener change their attitude. Adding "at the door" at the end of this phrases means to leave your attitude outside/don't bring that attitude in here	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
wiener dog another name for a Dachshund breed of dog; a long short-legged dog	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
dial it up/dial it down dial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
dial it up/down dial it up is to increase or escalate tensions or volume (sound); dial it down is to decrease or de-escalate tensions or volume (sound)	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
your actions speak so loudly that your words i cannot hear When you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "To know and not to do is not to know"	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
to know and not to do is not to know When you say you know something yet you fail to act as if that knowledge were true, it shows you don't really know that something to be true; it essentially calls the person a hypocrite since they say one thing and do another; same as the phrase "Your actions speak so loudly that your words I cannot hear"	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
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every horse thinks its own pack heaviest Everyone thinks their problems or burdens are worse than everyone else's. This phrase is a response to someone complaining or to someone complaining that they have it worse than others	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
call (someone) out (on something) to challenge or expose someone that has done or is doing the wrong thing or to say something they said or did isn't right or true	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
the emperor has no clothes Used to describe a situation where someone is pretending to be something they are not, or when something is revealed to be a fraud; a way of pointing out that someone is not as powerful or impressive as they claim to be; a way of exposing a lie or deception	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
way to bury the lead said in response to someone who said something but missed an obviously more important/significant or more relevant point	added by TriplePurple 4 months ago
spitting cotton or spittin' cotton Very thirsty. Used in the Southern USA.	added by anonymous 4 months ago
brush under the carpet To hide, cover up or overlook something, usually a negative thing	added by anonymous 4 months ago
joker in the pack An unpredictable element, person, or aberration which can have an unexpected effect on an outcome or situation	added by JokerGem 4 months ago
heavens to murgatroyd an expression of astonishment	added by TriplePurple 5 months ago
off the charts Exceeding expectations or standard measurements; Wonderful, exciting, grand	added by JokerGem 5 months ago

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