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Here's the list of entries submitted by acronimous — There are currently 138 entries total — keep up the great work!

give the man a box of 'milky ways'!	Correct Answers To Questions from the host of a radio program; 'Ask the Professor' were rewarded with delicious candy bars;!	added 5 years ago
like a chicken with its head cut off	Always on the move; in a frenzied manner; jumping around crazily in every direction.	added 5 years ago
beat the rush	to get somewhere first, or before a lot of other people -- such as going somewhere early in the morning.	added 5 years ago
based on experience	the purpose or a new work can be designed having few numbers or data from the previous successful execution.	added 6 years ago
kiss my grits	A nice way of saying "eff you." Its a spin on the phrase "kiss my a**", written into a TV show from the 80s called "Alice". The saying was usually preceded by the name "Mel" who was the owner of the diner where Flo, the waitress who made the saying famous, worked.	added 6 years ago
caughten on it	catches in throat	added 6 years ago
shit out of luck	When one has attempted to gain something, either tangible or not, and the attempt failed, either through denial, missed opportunity, etc.	added 6 years ago
beginner's luck	refers to the supposed phenomenon of novices experiencing disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices - when the opposite happens it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.	added 6 years ago
mouthed off	simple past tense and past participle of mouth off	added 6 years ago
have at it	attempt, to go ahead, or to attack physically.	added 7 years ago
shrink back	To back away or retreat; to abandon an effort.	added 7 years ago
make life a stone groove	Means to live a happy, adventurous, loving, enjoyable and overall fun-filled life to the fullest, as if each day was your last.	added 7 years ago
big in japan	a phrase to describe Western celebrities that have been successful in Japan	added 7 years ago
hope only lasts when you need it	When you need hope it will come.	added 7 years ago
last but not least	An expression to start the last item of a list, emphasising that while it is listed last, it is just as important as the rest of the items.	added 7 years ago
like a hot knife through butter	very quickly and easily done	added 7 years ago
full of himself/herself	The self-centered individual awash with a smattering of ego expresses an all-knowing, all familiar, par excellence in the extreme. If someone said this about themselves, you could say that they are full of themselves, or "He's full of himself."	added 8 years ago
try to get on first!	An encouraging expression to others to attempt a seemingly impossible task. The leader asks the crew to give it their best and try the "baseball theme".	added 8 years ago
dunno	Equivalent to, e.g.: "I don't know".	added 8 years ago
fried bread	Bread slices dipped in an egg and milk mixture and pan fried then served with syrup, molasses, butter, margarine, and topped w/whip cream, powdered sugar et al.	added 8 years ago
coffee soup and crackers	A Depression Daze midnight treat of crumbled salted soda crackers immersed in a mug of hot coffee, well accented with cream and white sugar.	added 8 years ago
razor strapped	The violent WHIPPING of a recalcitrant, errant, disobedient grammar school boy with a two-inch wide by thirty inch long by one/quarter inch thick cowhide strap or belt. Punishment was generally for a misdemeanor and the beating was generally by the schoolmaster, school Principal, janitor or a person designated by the Principal to administer the 'thrashing': 'Crying out' or screaming by the school boy was met by harsher thrashing and Yelling' from the maddened 'THRASHER': The well 'WELTED'STRAPPED victims were forced to return to their classroom	added 8 years ago
hit the bricks	Move on to street, highway, road; begin to travel, leave one venue, move on.	added 8 years ago
to no avail	Effect in achieving a goal or aim; purpose, use (now usually in negative constructions).	added 9 years ago
budge up	To move or scoot over in order to make room for someone, especially when sitting.	added 9 years ago

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