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a day late and a dollar short	Come into the picture minus some necessary fundamental factors or entities.	added 8 years ago
take a leap of faith	jump into the fray, gather all one's wits and plunge, take courage and step into the unknown:	added 8 years ago
to get one's wires crossed	One can get their wires crossed by asking the wrong question or making a confusing statement or by interpreting the answer incorrectly, or by receiving confusing answers to confusing statements.	added 8 years ago
don't give me a lot of bull!	Don't prevaricate, don't exaggerate, don't fib to me!	added 8 years ago
pull a fast one	Play a trick upon another. Tell a joke about another, surprise another with swiftness, delude another, lead another astray.	added 8 years ago
do a falling leaf maneuver	Execute a special maneuver in a small aircraft which mocks a natural phenomenon.	added 8 years ago
never breathed a word	Keep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.	added 8 years ago
hush money	Money given to buy silence, get someone to 'take the fifth'.	added 8 years ago
well done my boy	Completion of something special, a challenging task.	added 8 years ago
long ago and far away	In the distant past, years and years ago.	added 8 years ago
spin one's wheels	Waste time, money and energy.	added 8 years ago
the long and short of it	The most reasonable explanation, closest to the real facts in the matter.	added 8 years ago
beat around the bush	evasive responses, implausible explanations, extrapolations instead of explanations.	added 8 years ago
not the sharpest knife in the drawer	not smart	added 8 years ago
running out of time	Broke, friendless, no car, can't meet mortgage payments.	added 8 years ago
can't make ends meet	Tto earn just enough money to avoid getting into debt.	added 8 years ago
off the rails	When you've lost it all, When your world and life is upside down!	added 8 years ago
spending money as if it were water	lack of respect for the dollar, frittering away one's paycheck.	added 8 years ago
smoking gun	The conclusive evidence, the bare facts, clear and decisive picture.	added 8 years ago
put this one to bed	Working unceasingly on a challenge or problem. Spending oodles of time and money on a particular project.	added 8 years ago
hackles rising	An emotional or mental reaction to an irritable situation or person which causes a physical response to ones patience and/or the hair on the back of the one's neck.	added 8 years ago
cut the mustard	an assessment or opinion as to one's ability to meet the requirements of the challenge, job, or situation at hand.	added 8 years ago
cut down	Put down, deprecate, put someone in their place, tell 'em off, demean, cut someone down to size.	added 8 years ago
a plain jane	easy-going, unobtrusive, soft spoken, communicative.	added 8 years ago
sally forth!	An archaic military term. To exit a fortified position in order to assault a besieging force. The meaning has become more metaphorical over time.	added 8 years ago

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