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cry me a river	An admonishment, reminder, chiding, demand or ejaculation addressed to an individual whom evinces sadness. seemingly suffers disappointment, disillusionment, distress, and renders a general resentment toward the people in this world with a constant flow of tears.	added 8 years ago
call out	Yell, Scream, Bellow, or utilize P.A. system or any viable means to summon HELP or summon individuals by name, number I.D. rating, rank, or any viable identifier.	added 8 years ago
dumber than a door-nail	Someone who is just stupid, and doesn't even know what doornail means anyway so isn't really insulted by the term anyway.	added 8 years ago
suffering housemaid's knee	Quaint expression of earlier days relative to female servants performing chores of scrubbing floor on hands and knees.	added 8 years ago
get right to the point	Reference a lack of focus, an offer of myriad solutions without indicating one with most viability. A lack of preciseness, lack of indicating best choice. An evasive response in a tenable situation.	added 8 years ago
sick and tired	An expression of the weary, depressed, shocked, disillusioned, disappointed, oppressed, overworked.	added 8 years ago
luck of the draw	A selection rife with low odds of winning. A game of chance. Luck associated with one's propensity for winning.	added 8 years ago
try to get someone 'off'	Plead for leniency, assume an advocacy position, request to be excused, ask to have the misdemeanor overlooked.	added 8 years ago
take off	To leave unexpectedly, blow the joint, leave in a huff, run out, evacuate, disband, abandon, rush away, fly the coop, jump the rails, jump the gun.	added 8 years ago
happens once in a blue moon	An astronomical event which occurs quite infrequently and observable from the earth.	added 8 years ago
a bit iffy	To experience concern, reflect nervousness, have misgivings, expect possible dire results.	added 8 years ago
anything goes	No restrictions, guidelines, rules, expectations, parameters, requirements, dress codes etc.	added 8 years ago
full of fuzzy logic	Assertions, proclamations, white papers, theses, replete with wide ranging extrapolations, speculations, all lacking the crispness and contrast of 'black and white' logic.	added 8 years ago
pickup	A short or long bed automotive powered vehicle with enclosed two or three person cab. Utilized in light -weight or modest cargo, short haul, pick-up and delivery agendas.	added 8 years ago
pickup	A word referring to the action of meeting and quickly associating with a strange female at a function, gathering, saloon, party or meeting.	added 8 years ago
control freak	Individuals whom assume leadership, appoint assistants, develop and project the agenda, stipulate the rules, determine the timeline, assert their commanding profile.	added 8 years ago
a party animal	An individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.	added 8 years ago
talk in circles	A repetitious round of chatter, boring extrapolations, expressions lacking a modicum of reflection.	added 8 years ago
having a hissy-fit	Displaying disappointment over trivial matters, moaning, groaning over imagined or contrived insignificant slights.	added 8 years ago
misery loves company	Repetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!	added 8 years ago
if you snooze, you lose	A figure of speech, relative to remaining alert in any agenda, active project, or important action.	added 8 years ago
flip your lid	To verbally lash-out, explode, emotionally blow-up, lose control of one's self.	added 8 years ago
crossing the bar	Poetic Expression for passing out of this world:	added 8 years ago
crossing the bar	Navigating the dangerous wave action encountered at delta junction of river mouth and ocean reaches.	added 8 years ago
a whopper	Reference a statement, action, prevarication, story, hooked fish, enlarged or magnified presentation.	added 8 years ago

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