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get your s*** together
Get organized
added by anonymous
3 years ago
lightning chess
A form of chess in which each player must move much faster than normal. Time is controlled by a clock or a buzzer. If a player fails to make the time control he or she forfeits the game. Also known as speed chess.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
takes the wraps off
to reveal something hidden or secret
added by anonymous
3 years ago
play the giddy goat
to behave wildly, irresponsibly.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
intellectual myopia
a phrase coined for stupidity.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
the ivy can grow no higher than its host
A remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
neither heaven nor hell
A person very unconfirmed undecided or uncertain
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
to be a lonley island
A person who singles out himself from others group consistently.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
a fair season
A right time
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
actors more & stages few
A situation where more are in demand but lacking enough provisions or when right options are scanty or less.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
peeble in own shoe
Trouble but within group, self. Problem of one's own known to self more than others could be explained to.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
not courageous than mouse
Someone being very fearful and scared of things.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
twisted truth
Thoughtfully slyly lie. Confusing and uphelding the words/matter said on account of others faith though it's not true but slyly faltering facts.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
flower not but flowers petal.
Get a good small bit of big thing, matter, incidence.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
old man's word
Valueable talk/ suggestion etc.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
eye & smile at same time
Suggestive coincidence
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
to be of the peak
To be at the highest point in something of their own. Applies to person thing, season anything related.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
own count
Own suppositon or derivation.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
wasp curved
Of Woman. To have a beautiful figure
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
dusky eyes
Grey beautiful Eyes that seem to express much feelings.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
scanning eyes
Very observant
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
gutter mouth
One who speaks very bad
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
of the class
To be of the particular section, community, class.
added by SmartSam
3 years ago
touch-move rule
In chess, a rule that states any piece touched deliberately by a player, when it is their turn to move, must be moved if a legal move is possible.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
did i stutter?
Something said to a person who asks again and again, “what did you say?” Or someone who won’t hear you when you said “no” or “leave me alone” the first time and keeps annoyingly asking for your input.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
for crying in the sink!
An expression of frustration
added by anonymous
3 years ago
one eye lookin at a squirrel and the other eye lookin at a possum.
Describing a person with eyes looking in different directions at once. Someone who’s walleyed or has wonky eyes.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
she was batting her eyes like a frog in a hailstorm.
A phrase used to describe a woman flirting with a man in a most obvious way to the point that it’s comical.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
index card
White card usually used for notes, flashcards, recipes, etc.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
shine out or shines out
something shines out if is or has a quality that seems impressive or is very noticeable (but not excessive or negative as in glaring)
added by anonymous
3 years ago
knockin' boots
Having sex
added by raychelk22
3 years ago
of the same kidney
Of the same character, or of the same type. It usually has a bad meaning.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
read the tea-leaves
To foretell someone's future by examining the tea-leaves at the bottom of the cup.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
english rose
An attractive young English woman.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
hablaría mal de ti, como lo haces tú pero mi tiempo vale oro y tu vales vrg.
Indirecta bien directa
added by AGlenny00
3 years ago
all piss and wind like a barber cat
All talk and noise with no action
added by anonymous
3 years ago
what a load of magumba....
Royal Naval slang for “rubbish” or “don’t talk crap”
added by anonymous
3 years ago
sit on thorns
To be in a painful or embarrassing situation; to be in constant fear of being found out.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
a seat of learning
A retreat for scholars where learning is an end in itself, like the universities.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
in through the back door
To introduce a measure in a way which one's opponents will not notice.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
pride of place
The best position.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
de facto
(adverb) in fact, whether by right or not. (adjective) existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right.
added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago
tin pot
to describe an ineffective dictator
added by anonymous
3 years ago
presist
Keep's Going
added by anonymous
3 years ago
quod erat faciendum
What / which was to be done. Abbreviated Q.E.F. Cf. Quod Erat Demonstrandum.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
almost went into a coma earning this diploma
Long hard work for the diploma
added by anonymous
3 years ago
as light as a feather
Having no weight
added by anonymous
3 years ago
mind your own business
Mind your own business means that we should do our work we should not bother about any others work; pay attention to what you are doing and not to what I am doing.
added by anonymous
3 years ago
she's a hoopy
Redneck hillbilly with no class
added by anonymous
3 years ago
thirsty thursday
A Thursday description when adding an adult drink to the mix is a good idea.
added by lisajane124
3 years ago

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