Burke David. The Slangman Guide to Street Speak Volume 2
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the SLANGMAN GUIDE TO STREET SPEAK 2
LESSON NINE
–
At the Bakery
let’s warm up!
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False
6. False
7. False
8. True
9. True
10. True
11. False
12. True
13. True
14. True
let’s practice!
A. & B. Create Your Own Story
In this section, you could have many possible answers. Remember, the more creative you are, the funnier your story will be!
C. What Would You Do If Someone Said…
1. a
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. a
6. a
7. c
8. c
9. b
10. b
1. correct
2. incorrect
3. incorrect
4. correct
5. correct
6. correct
7. correct
8. incorrect
9. incorrect
10. correct
11. correct
12. correct
13. incorrect
14. correct
15. incorrect
let’s practice!
A. Correct or Incorrect?
LESSON TEN
–
On the Phone
let’s warm up!
1. genius
2. upsetting
3. uninformed
4. were absolutely correct
5. waiting on the phone
6. discover
7. a secret informant
8. don’t belong
9. is sexually interested in me
10. about survival
11. flatter him
12. completely rational
13. get in a difficult situation
14. relentlessly demanding boss
15. working as fast as possible
D. “Across” Word Puzzle
1. potato
2. crabby
3. munch
4. flip
5. torn
6. wide
7. back
8. run / pick
1. hold
2. birdie
3. into a corner
4. brain
5. in the dark
6. eating
7. kisses
8. hit the nail
9. the hots
10. on all four burners
11. slave driver
12. dig up
13. like mad
14. water
B. Blank-Blank
C. True or False
1. true
2. true
3. false
4. true
5. true
6. false
7. true
8. true
9. false
10. false
11. true
12. false
13. true
14. true
15. true
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INDEX
INDEX
–A–
a can of worms
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
a fine how do you do
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
a fine mess
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
A little birdie told me . . . . . . . . 205
a real peach (to be). . . . . . . . . . 17
a stay-at-home kind of person
See: homebody . . . . . . . . . . 121
a tight spot
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
a tight squeeze
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
A.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.A.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.B.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.C./D.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.I.D.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
A.O.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
A.P.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
A.S.A.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
A.W.O.L.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
ace up one’s sleeve (to have an). . . 80
Achilles’ heel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
airhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
all ears (to be). . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
All right already!
See: cut it out (to). . . . . . . . . 162
all thumbs (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 112
An apple a day keeps the
doctor away . . . . . . . . . . . 12
animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
ants in one’s pants (to have) . . . . . 77
antsy (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
ape over something or
someone (to go). . . . . . . . . 169
arrive [just] in the nick of time (to). . 65
artsy-fartsy (to be). . . . . . . . . . . 85
as American as apple pie (to be). . . 12
as plain as the nose on one’s
face (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 110
as sick as a dog (to be) . . . . . . . 174
as thick as pea soup (to be) . . . . . 16
at the drop of a hat . . . . . . . . . . 76
at the end of one’s rope (to be)
See: beside oneself (to be) . . . . . 23
See: had it (to have) . . . . . . . . 25
automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
–B–
B.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
B.L.T.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
B.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
B.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
B.Y.O.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
babysitting hell (to be in) . . . . . . 161
back on one’s feet (to be/get) . . . . 98
back to square one (to go) . . . . . 196
back-breaking (to be). . . . . . . . . 92
bad hair day (to have a) . . . . . . . 85
bad-mouth someone (to) . . . . . . 108
ballistic (to go)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
baloney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
bananas (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
bare bone essentials . . . . . . . . . 93
basket case (to be a)
See: nervous wreck (to be a). . . . 49
bawl someone out (to)
See: called on the carpet (to get) . . 6
bean counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
bean pole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Bean Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
beans about something (not
to know) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
beat a dead horse (to). . . . . . . . 178
beat it (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
beat one’s head against
the wall (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 103
beat the pants off someone (to) . . . 77
beat the socks off someone (to) . . . 80
Beats me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
beef up something (to) . . . . . . . . 31
beefcake
See: cheesecake . . . . . . . . . . 35
beefy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
beet red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
beet red (to be/to turn) . . . . . . . . 14
behind someone’s back (to do
something) . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
belt out a song (to) . . . . . . . . . . 73
belt someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 73
bent out of shape (to be)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
beside oneself (to be). . . . . . . . . 23
best thing since sliced bread (to
be the) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Big Apple (the) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
big cheese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
big enchilada . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
big fish in a small pond (to be a) . . 176
big head (to have a) . . . . . . . . . 103
big mouth (to have a) . . . . . . . . 108
big time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Bingo!
See: hit the nail on the head (to) . 207
birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . 24
birds and the bees (the) . . . . . . . 170
bite (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
bite it (to)
See: bite the dust (to) . . . . . . . 32
Bite me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
bite off more than one can
chew (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
bite someone’s head off (to) . . . . . 32,
103
bite the bullet (to) . . . . . . . . . . 32
bite the dust (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 32
bite the hand that feeds one (to) . . . 33
Bite your tongue! . . . . . . . . . . . 33
blabbermouth . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
black eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
black out (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
black sheep of the family (to
be the) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
blackballed (to be) . . . . . . . . . 213
blacklisted (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 213
blind as a bat (to be as) . . . . . . . 86,
169
blow a tire (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
blow one’s top (to)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
blow someone away (to)
See: knock someone’s socks
off (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
blow the whistle on someone (to). . . 5
blown away (to be)
See: shocker (to be in for a) . . . . 50
blowout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
blue (to feel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
blue-collar worker . . . . . . . . . . 74
blues (the) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
bombed
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
bombed out of one’s skull
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
bone to pick with someone (to
have a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,
93
bone up (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
bonehead
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
bony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
boob tube
See: tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
boot (to)
See: boot up (to) . . . . . . . . . . 74
boot camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
boot someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 74
boot up (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
bootleg (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
botch [up] something (to) . . . . . . . 6
botch-job
See: botch [up] something (to) . . . 6
both oars in the water (not to have)
See: cooking on all four
burners (not to be). . . . . . 206
See: playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . 122
bowl of cherries (to be a). . . . . . . 14
brain (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,
206
brainy
See: brain (to be a) . . . . . . . . 206
bread and butter (to be one’s) . . . . 33
bread winner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Break a leg! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
break someone’s heart (to) . . . . . 105
breather (to take a) . . . . . . . . . 162
bring home the bacon (to) . . . . . . 31
broadside (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
buck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
See: feel like a million bucks (to) . 200
buff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
buffed out
See: buff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
bug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
bug someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 86,
171
bull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
bum one out (to)
See: get one down (to) . . . . . . 140
bumper-to-bumper traffic . . . . . . 54
bun in the oven (to have a) . . . . . 34
bundle of nerves (to be a)
See: nervous wreck (to be a). . . . 49
buns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
burn rubber (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 54
burned (to get) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
butter someone up (to)
See: kiss up to someone (to) . . . 207
butterflies (to have) . . . . . . . . . 171
button one’s lip (to) . . . . . . . . . 108
By George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
by the seat of one pants (to do
something) . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
by the skin of one’s teeth . . . . . . 114
by word of mouth . . . . . . . . . . 109
–C–
C.B.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.E.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.N.N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.P.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C.P.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
cake
See: piece of cake (a) . . . . . . . 34
cakewalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
called on the carpet (to get) . . . . . . 6
can of worms . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
catch one’s eye (to). . . . . . . . . . 96
catch some Z’s (to)
See: crash (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 48
catch someone red-handed (to) . . 100,
216
catch twenty-two . . . . . . . . . . 199
catnap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
caught with one’s hand in
the cookie jar (to be) . . . . . . . 37
caught with one’s pants
down (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 78
charley horse . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
charm the pants off someone (to) . . 78
cheesecake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
cheesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,
87
Chew on that for a while! . . . . . . 35
chew someone out (to). . . . . . . . 35
See: called on the carpet (to get) . . 6
chew the fat (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 35
chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
chicken feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
chicken out (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 173
chow down (to)
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
See: wolf down something (to) . . 50
clam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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clam up (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,
173
clammy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
cloud nine (to be on) . . . . . . . . 199
clueless (to be)
See: get a clue (to) . . . . . . . . . 7
clunker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
cold feet (to get) . . . . . . . . . . . 98
cold fish (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . 176
cold shoulder (to give
someone the) . . . . . . . . . . 111
come apart at the seams (to)
See: lose it (to) . . . . . . . . . . 164
come from out of the blue (to) . . . 119
come on to someone (to)
See: make a pass at
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 121
come out of the clear blue (to)
See: come from out of the
blue (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 119
come to a head (to) . . . . . . . . . 103
compare apples to oranges (to) . . . 12
computer geek
See: computer nerd (to be a) . . . 162
computer nerd (to be a) . . . . . . 162
conk out (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
conked out (to be)
See: on the fritz (to be/go) . . . . . 25
cook (to)
See: work like mad (to). . . . . . 209
cook something up (to). . . . . . . . 36
cook with gas (to). . . . . . . . . . . 36
cooking on all four burners
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,
206
cool as a cucumber (to be as) . . . . 15
cool it (to)
See: cut it out (to). . . . . . . . . 162
cool one’s heels (to) . . . . . . . . . 76
cop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
copycat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
cornball
See: corny . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
corny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
cost an arm and a leg (to) . . . . . . 92
couch potato . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
couch potato (to be a) . . . . . . . . 17
count one’s chickens before
they’re hatched (to). . . . . . . 173
cow (to have a) . . . . . . . . . . . 173
crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
cranky
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
crash (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
crash a party (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 87
crazy about someone or
something (to be) . . . . . . . . 66
crocked
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
crook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
crooked
See: slimy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
cross one’s heart [and hope to
die] (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
cruise for (to)
See: pick up someone (to) . . . . . 67
cruising for (to go)
See: pick up someone (to) . . . . . 67
cry wolf (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
cuff someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 75
cuffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
cut it out (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
cut off one’s nose to spite one’s
face (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
cut the cheese (to) . . . . . . . . . . 35
cut the mustard (not to) . . . . . . . 41
–D–
D.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D.J.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D.N.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D.O.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D.U.I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D.V.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
D.W.I.
See: D.U.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
dash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
dead drunk
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
dead duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
dead duck (to be a)
See: goner (to be a). . . . . . . . 120
dead meat (to be)
See: goner (to be a). . . . . . . . 120
dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
dick head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
dig one’s heels in (to). . . . . . . . . 77
dig up something on someone (to). 206
dimwit
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
dipstick
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
dirt
See: dig up something on
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 206
dirty rat
See: rat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
do or die (to)
See: sink or swim (to) . . . . . . 208
dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
dog-eared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
dog-eat-dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,
174
doghouse (in the) . . . . . . . . . . 174
Don Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Don’t ask me
See: Beats me. . . . . . . . . . . 187
Don’t go there . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
done for (to be)
See: goner (to be a). . . . . . . . 120
dork
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
dough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
down (to be)
See: on the fritz (to be/go) . . . . . 25
down the toilet (to go)
See: downhill (to go). . . . . . . . 48
down the tubes (to go)
See: downhill (to go). . . . . . . . 48
See: go up in smoke (to) . . . . . 140
downhill (to go). . . . . . . . . . . . 48
downtime
See: breather (to take a) . . . . . 162
drag one’s heels (to) . . . . . . . . . 77
draggy (to be/feel)
See: run down (to be/feel) . . . . 190
drunk as a skunk
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
dumbbell
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
dweeb
See: geek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
–E–
E.R.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
E.S.P.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
E.S.P.N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
ear for music (to have an) . . . . . . 95
early bird. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
easy as pie (to be as) . . . . . . . . . 41
easy street (to be on)
See: have it made (to) . . . . . . . 49
eat and run (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
eat away at someone (to) . . . . . . 37
eat crow (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
eat high on the hog (to) . . . . . . . 38
eat humble pie (to) . . . . . . . . . . 41
eat it (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
eat like a bird (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 38
eat like a horse (to) . . . . . . . . . 38,
178
eat like a pig (to). . . . . . . . . . . 179
eat one up (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
eat one’s heart out (to) . . . . . . . 106
eat one’s words (to) . . . . . . . . . 38
eat someone into the
poorhouse (to)
See: eat someone out of house
and home (to). . . . . . . . . 48
eat someone out of house
and home (to) . . . . . . . . . . 38,
48
Eat your heart out! . . . . . . . . . . 38
eating out of the palm of one’s
hand (to have someone) . . . . 111
edgy
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
eighty-eight (the) . . . . . . . . . . 200
elbow grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
elbow room (to give someone) . . . 96
everything but the kitchen sink . . . 49
eye for something (to have an) . . . 96
eyesore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
–F–
F.B.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
F.D.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
F.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
F.Y.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
fall asleep at the switch (to)
See: fall asleep at the wheel (to). . . 6
fall asleep at the wheel (to) . . . . . . 6
fall down on the job (to)
See: fall asleep at the wheel (to). . . 6
fall head over heels for (to) . . . . . 87
fall head over heels for
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 77
falling apart (to be)
See: nervous wreck (to be a). . . . 49
fanny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
fast asleep
See: wide awake (to be) . . . . . 191
fast food
See: junk food. . . . . . . . . . . 189
fat cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
fat slob (to be a)
See: tub of lard (to be a) . . . . . 191
fatso (to be a)
See: tub of lard (to be a) . . . . . 191
fatty (to be a)
See: tub of lard (to be a) . . . . . 191
FedEx (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
feed one’s face (to) . . . . . . . . . . 39
feed one’s face (to)
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
feel blah (to)
See: not to be oneself . . . . . . . 141
feel like a fish out of water (to) . . . 206
feel like a million bucks (to). . . . . 200
feel like one’s dragging (to)
See: run down (to be/feel) . . . . 190
feel something in one’s bones (to) . . 93
feeling no pain
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
fender bender. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
fill someone’s shoes (to) . . . . . . . 79
find it in one’s heart to do
something (to). . . . . . . . . . 106
find something hard to
swallow (to)
See: hard time swallowing
something (to have a) . . . . 87
finger-pointing . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
fink on someone (to)
See: blow the whistle on
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 5
first come, first served . . . . . . . . 196
first things first . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
fishy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
fishy (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
fit like a glove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
flip out (to)
See: lose it (to) . . . . . . . . . . 164
flip out over something (to)
See: flip over something (to) . . . 188
flip over something (to) . . . . . . . 188
flipped out (to be)
See: beside oneself (to be) . . . . . 23
flipping out (to be)
See: beside oneself (to be) . . . . . 23
floor it (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
floored (to be)
See: shocker (to be in for a) . . . . 50
fly by the seat of one’s pants (to)
See: by the seat of one’s pants . . . 78
fly off the handle (to)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
foot-in-mouth disease (to have)
See: put one’s foot in one’s
mouth (to) . . . . . . . . . . 99
For corn sake! . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
For Pete’s sake! . . . . . . . . . . . 132
fork over something to s
omeone (to)
See: hand over something to
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 120
four-wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
foxy (to be). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
freak [out] (to)
See: lose it (to) . . . . . . . . . . 164
freak [out] about something (to)
See: flip over something (to) . . . 188
freaked out (to be)
See: beside oneself (to be) . . . . . 23
freaking out (to be)
See: beside oneself (to be) . . . . . 23
freeze one’s buns off (to) . . . . . . . 34
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fritz out (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
from the bottom of my heart . . . . 106
from the horse’s mouth . . . . . . . 178
From where I sit... . . . . . . . . . . 189
fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
fruit loop
See: fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
fruitcake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
See: fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
fruity
See: fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
fudge around with something (to) . . 39
fudge it (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
fully loaded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
fuzz-buster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
–G–
G.Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Gag me!
See: gross out someone (to) . . . . 67
geek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
Geez, Louise! . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
gentle as a lamb (to be as) . . . . . 178
Get a clue
See: Wake up and smell
the coffee . . . . . . . . . . . 68
get a clue (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
get a foot in the door (to) . . . . . . 98
get caught in the act (to) . . . . . . . 6
get caught red-handed (to)
See: get caught in the act (to) . . . . 6
Get down!
See: get one down (to) . . . . . . 140
get going (to)
See: beat it (to). . . . . . . . . . . 47
get off on the wrong foot (to) . . . . 98
get off someone’s back (to) . . . . . 92,
189
get off someone’s case (to)
See: get off someone’s back (to) . 189
get on someone’s nerves (to) . . . . 109
get one down (to) . . . . . . . . . . 140
get one’s head above water (to) . . 103
get one’s second wind (to) . . . . . 197
get out of here (to)
See: beat it (to). . . . . . . . . . . 47
get ripped [off] (to)
See: burned (to get) . . . . . . . . 24
get some shut-eye (to)
See: crash (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 48
get something through someone’s
head (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
get taken [for a ride] (to)
See: burned (to get) . . . . . . . . 24
get the green light (to) . . . . . . . 215
get the third degree (to). . . . . . . 198
get/sink one’s teeth into
something (to). . . . . . . . . . 114
give it a rest (to)
See: cut it out (to). . . . . . . . . 162
give one the willies (to)
See: willies (to give one the) . . . 134
give someone a bad/hard
time (to)
See: make fun of someone (to) . . 122
give someone a black eye (to). . . . 96,
213
give someone a hand (to). . . . . . 100
give someone the boot (to) . . . . . 74
give someone the eye (to) . . . . . . 96
give someone the once over (to) . . 196
give someone the red-carpet
treatment (to)
See: roll out the red carpet for
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 217
give the shirt off one’s back (to) . . . 78
go bananas (to)
See: bananas (to be) . . . . . . . . 13
go in one ear and out the
other (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
go through something with a
fine-tooth comb (to) . . . . . . 114
go to someone’s head (to) . . . . . 104
go up in smoke (to) . . . . . . . . . 140
goner (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . . 120
good hair day (to have a)
See: bad hair day (to have a) . . . 85
goof
See: goof off (to). . . . . . . . . . . 7
goof around (to)
See: goof off (to). . . . . . . . . . . 7
goof off (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
goof up (to)
See: goof off (to). . . . . . . . . . . 7
goofy
See: goof off (to). . . . . . . . . . . 7
goose cooked (to have one’s) . . . . 36
goose someone (to) . . . . . . . . . 177
grab a bite (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
grapevine (to hear something
through the) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
gravy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
gravy train. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
gray area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
gray matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
green (to be). . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
green thumb (to have a) . . . . . . 215
green with envy (to be) . . . . . . . 215
gross out someone (to) . . . . . . . . 67
grouchy
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
grumpy
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
gut (to get a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
gut reaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
guts to do something (not to have
the) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
gutsy (to be)
See: guts to do something (not
to have the) . . . . . . . . . 100
–H–
had it (to have) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
had it up to here (to have)
See: had it (to have) . . . . . . . . 25
hairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
half-hearted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
ham it up (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
hambone (to be a)
See: ham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
hammered
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
hand (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
hand over something (to)
See: hand (to) . . . . . . . . . . 101
hand over something to
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 120
hand something over to
someone (to)
See: hand over something to
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 120
handle someone with kid
gloves (to)
See: wear kid gloves (to). . . . . . 75
hand-me-down . . . . . . . . . . . 101
hands down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
hang in there (to) . . . . . . . . . . 140
Hang onto your hat! . . . . . . . . . 76
hang over one’s head (to) . . . . . 104
hang tough (to)
See: hang in there (to) . . . . . . 140
happy as a clam (to be as) . . . . . . 35,
173
hard time swallowing something
(to have a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
hash it out with someone (to)
See: have it out with
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . 88
hat off to someone (to have one’s) . 76
hate someone’s guts (to) . . . . . . 100
hauled in (to get) . . . . . . . . . . . 56
have a change of heart (to) . . . . . 106
have a chip on one’s shoulder (to) . 112
have a frog in one’s throat (to) . . . 177
have a/the memory like an
elephant (to) . . . . . . . . . . 175
have it made (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 49
have it out with someone (to) . . . . 88
have one’s cake and eat it, too (to) . 34
have one’s hands full (to) . . . . . . 101
have one’s heart in the right
place (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
have one’s heart set on
something (to). . . . . . . . . . 106
have second thoughts about
something (to). . . . . . . . . . 197
have something down pat (to) . . . 132
have the blahs (to)
See: not to be oneself . . . . . . . 141
have the hots for someone (to) . . . 207
have the upper hand (to) . . . . . . 101
head out (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
head over heels in debt (to be) . . . 77
head-on collision . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heads are going to roll! . . . . . . . 104
Heads up! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
heart go out to someone (to
have one’s) . . . . . . . . . . . 106
heart to do something (not to
have the) . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
heartless (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 107
heart-to-heart . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Heavens to Besty! . . . . . . . . . . 128
heel (to feel like a) . . . . . . . . . . 77
heel (to)
See: Heel! . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heel! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
held up (to be). . . . . . . . . . . . 121
hit below the belt (to) . . . . . . . . 73
hit on someone (to)
See: make a pass at
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 121
hit the ceiling (to)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
hit the nail on the head (to) . . . . 104,
207
hit the road (to)
See: beat it (to). . . . . . . . . . . 47
See: Hit the road, Jack! . . . . . . 130
Hit the road!
See: Hit the road, Jack! . . . . . . 130
Hit the road, Jack! . . . . . . . . . 130
hog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
hog heaven (to be in) . . . . . . . . 178
hog wild (to go) . . . . . . . . . . . 178
hold one’s horses (to) . . . . . . . . 178
Hold onto your hat!
See: Hang onto your hat! . . . . . 76
holdup
See: held up (to be) . . . . . . . . 121
Holy cow! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
homebody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
hop in (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
horse around (to) . . . . . . . . . . 178
hot
See: have the hots for
someone (to). . . . . . . . . 207
hot potato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
hot under the collar (to be) . . . . . 74
hot-headed
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
hound someone (to) . . . . . . . . 174
house dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
How do you like them apples?! . . . 12
hunk
See: buff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
hunky
See: buff . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
hustle (to)
See: work like mad (to). . . . . . 209
–I–
I don’t have a clue
See: Beats me. . . . . . . . . . . 187
I haven’t the foggiest
See: Beats me. . . . . . . . . . . 187
I haven’t the foggiest idea
See: Beats me. . . . . . . . . . . 187
I. • interstate highway. . . . . . . . 150
I.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
I.O.U.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
I.Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
I.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
idiot box
See: tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
If I’ve told you once, I’ve told
you a thousand times... . . . . . 200
If the shoe fits!
See: If the shoe fits, wear it! . . . . 79
If the shoe fits, wear it . . . . . . . . 79
If you ask me...
See: From where I sit... . . . . . . 189
in a fix
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
in a jam
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
in a pickle
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
in good hands (to be) . . . . . . . . 101
in hot water
See: paint oneself into a
corner (to) . . . . . . . . . . 208
in one’s shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
in the black . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
in the dark (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 207
in the pink (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 216
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in the public eye . . . . . . . . . . . 96
in the red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
in topnotch shape (to be)
See: tip-top shape (to be in) . . . 141
–J–
J.F.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
jack someone around (to) . . . . . 130
jack something up (to) . . . . . . . 130
Jack-of-all-trades . . . . . . . . . . 130
Jack-of-all-trades, master of none
See: Jack-of-all-trades . . . . . . 130
jalopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
jam on the brakes (to) . . . . . . . . 57
Jane Doe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
jaywalk (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
jaywalker
See: jaywalk (to) . . . . . . . . . . 57
Joe [fill in category] . . . . . . . . 131
Joe Blow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Joe Schmoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
john . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
John Doe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
John Hancock. . . . . . . . . . . . 131
jump down one’s throat (to) . . . . 112
jump-start (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
jump-started (to get)
See: jump-start (to) . . . . . . . . 57
junk food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
junk food junkie
See: junk food. . . . . . . . . . . 189
junk out (to)
See: junk food. . . . . . . . . . . 189
junkie
See: junk food. . . . . . . . . . . 189
–K–
keep a stiff upper lip (to) . . . . . . 108
keep an eye on someone (to) . . . . 96
keep an eye out for someone (to) . . 97
keep it under one’s hat (to) . . . . . 76
keep one’s cool (to) . . . . . . . . . 163
keep one’s eyes peeled (to) . . . . . 97
keep one’s fingers crossed (to) . . . . 97
keep one’s nose to the grindstone
(to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
keep one’s shirt on (to)
See: keep one’s cool (to) . . . . . 163
keep someone at arm’s length (to). . 92
keep someone guessing (to)
See: in the dark (to be) . . . . . . 207
Keep your shirt on! . . . . . . . . . . 78
kill two birds with one stone (to) . . 170
kiss up to someone (to) . . . . . . . 207
knock it off (to)
See: cut it out (to). . . . . . . . . 162
knock one’s socks off (to). . . . . . . 80
knock oneself out (to)
See: Knock yourself out . . . . . . 67
knock someone’s socks off (to) . . . 163
Knock yourself out . . . . . . . . . . 67
know someone from Adam
(not to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
know something by heart (to) . . . 107
know something like the back of
one’s hand (to) . . . . . . . . . 101
know-it-all (to be a). . . . . . . . . . 25
knuckle down (to) . . . . . . . . . . 107
knuckle under (to) . . . . . . . . . 107
–L–
L.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
L.C.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
lamebrain
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
lay a glove on someone (not to) . . . 75
lay down the law (to) . . . . . . . . 163
lay it on thick (to)
See: kiss up to someone (to) . . . 207
Lazy Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
lead foot (to have a) . . . . . . . . . 98
learn one’s lesson (to)
See: sing a different tune (to) . . . 68
leave a bad taste in one’s
mouth (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
leave someone in the dust (to) . . . . 57
leg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
leg to stand on (not to have a) . . . 108
lemon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,
57
let one’s hair down (to) . . . . . . . 100
let the cat out of the bag (to) . . . . 172
lie through one’s teeth (to) . . . . . 114
lift
See: pick-me-up (a). . . . . . . . 190
lift a finger (not to) . . . . . . . . . . 97
like a bat out of hell . . . . . . . . . 170
Like father, like son . . . . . . . . . 163
Like mother, like daughter
See: Like father, like son . . . . . 163
like pulling teeth (to be) . . . . . . . 88
like two peas in a pod (to be) . . . . 16
limp as a noodle (to be as) . . . . . . 41
little black book . . . . . . . . . . . 214
look out for number one (to) . . . . 197
Look who the cat dragged in! . . . 172
lose it (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
See: beside oneself (to be) . . . . . 23
lose one’s head (to) . . . . . . . . . 105
lose one’s shirt (to) . . . . . . . . . . 79
loser
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
lost one’s marbles (to have)
See: playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . 122
–M–
M.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
M.I.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
mad about (to be)
See: crazy about someone or
something (to be) . . . . . . . 66
make a monkey out of someone
(to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
make a mountain out of a
molehill (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 179
make a pass at someone (to) . . . . 121
make fun of someone (to) . . . . . 122
make one’s mouth water (to) . . . . 109
make someone’s hair stand
on end (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 100
meat and potatoes (the) . . . . . . . 18
million of them (a). . . . . . . . . . 200
monkey suit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
mouth off (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
mucho
See: big time . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
munch out (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 190
munchies (to have the)
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
My take on it is that...
See: From where I sit... . . . . . . 189
–N–
N.B.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
N.F.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
N.H.L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
nagging feeling (to have a) . . . . . . 67
neat as a pin
See: neat freak . . . . . . . . . . 164
neat freak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
nerd
See: geek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
nerve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
nervous wreck (to be a) . . . . . . . 49
nervy (to be). . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
never in a million years . . . . . . . 200
night owl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
nine-to-five . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
nitwit
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
no biggy
See: no sweat. . . . . . . . . . . 140
no bones about something
(to make) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
no sweat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
No way, José! . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
noodle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
nosey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
not all there
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
not to be oneself. . . . . . . . . . . 141
not to be worth a red cent . . . . . 216
not to know the first thing about
something . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
nothing but skin and bones
(to be). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
nuts
See: wacko . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
nuts about (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . .
See: crazy about someone or
something (to be) . . . . . . . 66
nuttier than a fruitcake (to be)
See: nutty as a fruitcake
(to be as) . . . . . . . . . . . 39
nutty
See: wacko . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
nutty as a fruitcake (to be as). . . . . 39
–O–
O.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
O.J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
O.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
O.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
O.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
OB-GYN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
off one’s chest (to get something) . . 95
off one’s noodle (to be). . . . . . . . 41
off one’s rocker (to be)
See: playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . 122
off the cuff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
off the top of one’s head . . . . . . 105
Okay
See: O.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
on [the] one hand... on the
other hand... . . . . . . . . . . 102
on hand (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 102
on hold (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 208
on one’s toes (to be) . . . . . . . . 113
on second thought . . . . . . . . . 197
on the blink (to be)
See: on the fritz (to be/go) . . . . . 25
on the fritz (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 129
on the fritz (to be/go) . . . . . . . . . 25
once in a blue moon . . . . . . . . 214
one foot in the grave (to have). . . . 99
one’s bark is worse than one’s bite . 33
one’s car jumped (to get)
See: jump-start (to) . . . . . . . . 57
one’s finger on something (to put). . 98
one-in-a-million (to be) . . . . . . . 200
one-track mind (to have a) . . . . . 197
other fish to fry (to have) . . . . . . 176
out of commission (to be)
See: on the fritz (to be/go) . . . . . 25
out of hand (to be) . . . . . . . . . 102
out of it (to be)
See: not to be oneself . . . . . . . 141
out of the blue . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
out of the clear blue
See: out of the blue . . . . . . . . 214
out of whack (to be)
See: on the fritz (to be/go) . . . . . 25
out to lunch
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
out to lunch (to be)
See: playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . 122
over one’s head (to go) . . . . . . . 105
over something (to be)
See: had it (to have) . . . . . . . . 25
over the top (to be)
See: artsy-fartsy (to be) . . . . . . 85
overboard (to go)
See: overdo something (to) . . . . 141
overdo something (to) . . . . . . . 141
–P–
P.B.&J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
P.C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.J.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.O.’d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.O.W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
P.U.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
packrat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
paint oneself into a corner (to) . . . 208
paint the town red (to) . . . . . . . 216
palm off something (to) . . . . . . . 111
party animal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
pass the buck (to) . . . . . . . . . . 170
pay someone a back-handed
compliment (to) . . . . . . . . . 102
pay through the nose (to) . . . . . . 111
pea brain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
peabrain
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
peach of a... (to be a). . . . . . . . . 17
peachy (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
peel out (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Peeping Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
pepper-upper
See: pick-me-up (a). . . . . . . . 190
peter out (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
phoney
See: quack . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
phoney baloney. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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pick on someone (to)
See: make fun of someone (to) . . 122
pick someone’s brain (to) . . . . . . 94
pick up someone (to). . . . . . . . . 67
picker-upper
See: pick-me-up (a). . . . . . . . 190
pickle (to be in a) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
pickled (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
pick-me-up (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
piece of cake (a) . . . . . . . . . . . 34
pig out (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
pigeonhole (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 180
pileup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
pinky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
plain Jane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
plastered (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 49
play by ear (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
play head games (to) . . . . . . . . 105
play second banana to
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 13
playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
poke fun at someone (to)
See: make fun of someone (to) . . 122
poke one’s nose into someone’s
business (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 111
polish off (to)
See: wolf down something (to) . . 50
pop the clutch (to) . . . . . . . . . . 57
pork out (to)
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
pot hole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
pour one’s heart out (to) . . . . . . 107
pour one’s money down a rat hole
(to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
power down (to)
See: wolf down something (to) . . 50
private dick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
prune face. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
pruney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
pull someone’s leg (to) . . . . . . . 108
pull the wool over someone’s
eyes (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
pumpkin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
punch it (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
put a sock in it (to) . . . . . . . . . . 80
put all one’s eggs into one
basket (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
put it in high gear (to) . . . . . . . . 58
put on the feed bag (to) . . . . . . . 39
put one’s foot down (to) . . . . . . . 99
See: law down the law (to). . . . 163
put one’s foot in one’s mouth (to) . . 99
put one’s two cents [worth] in (to) . 197
put oneself in someone else’s
shoes (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
put someone on hold (to)
See: on hold (to be). . . . . . . . 208
put the bite on someone (to). . . . . 33
put the pedal to the metal (to) . . . . 58
put two and two together (to) . . . 198
put words in someone’s mouth (to) 109
–Q–
quack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
quit cold turkey (to) . . . . . . . . . 182
–R–
R.&B.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
R.&R.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
R.N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
R.S.V.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
R.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
rack one’s brain[s] (to) . . . . . . . . 94
rain cats and dogs (to) . . . . . . . 172
randy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
rat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
rat on someone (to)
See: blow the whistle on
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 5
rat race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Rats! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Read my lips! . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
ready to fly off the handle
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
rear-ender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
red cent (not to have a) . . . . . . . 216
red neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
red tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
rest on one’s shoulders (to) . . . . . 112
rev up (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
right under one’s nose (to be) . . . 111
ripped
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
rise and shine (to)
See: up and at them (to be). . . . 142
roaring drunk
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
rob Peter to pay Paul (to) . . . . . . 132
Roger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Roger and out
See: Roger . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
roll off one’s back (to) . . . . . . . . 93
roll out the red carpet for
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 217
rub elbows with someone (to) . . . . 96
rude awakening (to have a) . . . . . . 7
rule of thumb . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
run a light (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
run around like a chicken with
its head cut off (to) . . . . . . . 105,
173
run down (to be/feel) . . . . . . . . 190
run off at the mouth (to) . . . . . . 109
rush hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
–S–
S.O.B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
S.O.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
S.T.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
sack out (to)
See: crash (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Saint Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
same diff.
See: toss up (to be a) . . . . . . . 165
same difference
See: toss up (to be a) . . . . . . . 165
scapegoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
scare someone to death (to)
See: scared stiff (to be) . . . . . . 123
scare the bejesus out of
someone (to)
See: scared stiff (to be) . . . . . . 123
scare the living daylights out of
someone (to)
See: scared stiff (to be) . . . . . . 123
scare the pants off someone (to) . . . 78
See: scared stiff (to be) . . . . . . 123
scared out of one’s wits (to be)
See: scared stiff (to be) . . . . . . 123
scared stiff (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 123
scaredy cat (to be a). . . . . . . . . 172
scarf down (to)
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
See: wolf down something (to) . . 50
scatterbrain
See: birdbrain (to be a) . . . . . . 24
scatterbrained. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
score to settle with someone (to
have a)
See: bone to pick with someone
(to have a) . . . . . . . . . . 86
scram (to)
See: beat it (to). . . . . . . . . . . 47
scream at the top of one’s
lungs (to)
See: scream one’s lungs
out (to). . . . . . . . . . . . 164
scream bloody murder (to)
See: scream one’s lungs out (to) . 164
scream one’s lungs out (to) . . . . . 164
screw up something (to)
See: botch [up] something (to) . . . 6
Scrooge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
second nature (to be) . . . . . . . . 198
second-hand. . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
see eye to eye (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 7
see red (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
sell like hotcakes (to) . . . . . . . . . 40
set of wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
seventh heaven (to be in). . . . . . 199
shady
See: slimy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
shake in one’s boots (to) . . . . . . . 74
sheepish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
shiner
See: black eye . . . . . . . . . . . 66
shocker (to be in for a) . . . . . . . . 50
shoe-in (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . . 79
shoot one’s off mouth (to) . . . . . 109
short-handed . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
show of hands (a) . . . . . . . . . . 102
showoff
See: know-it-all (to be a). . . . . . 25
sick and tired of something (to be)
See: had it (to have) . . . . . . . . 25
sideswipe (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
sing a different tune (to) . . . . . . . 68
sink or swim (to). . . . . . . . . . . 208
sitting duck . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
sitting duck (to be a) . . . . . . . . 123
six of one, half a dozen of the
other (to be). . . . . . . . . . . 198
See: toss up (to be a) . . . . . . . 165
slave away (to)
See: work like mad (to). . . . . . 209
slave driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
slimy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
slip someone a Micky (to) . . . . . . 132
sloshed
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
sluggish (to be/feel)
See: run down (to be/feel) . . . . 190
small potatoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
smart cookie (to be a) . . . . . . . . 37
smashed
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
smell a rat (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
snailmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
snake
See: slimy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
snake (to be a real) . . . . . . . . . 181
snake eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
snake in the grass (to be a)
See: snake (to be a real) . . . . . 181
sneaking suspicion (to have a)
See: nagging feeling (to have a) . . 67
snitch on someone (to)
See: blow the whistle on
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 5
something doesn’t smell right
See: fishy (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 24
something isn’t kosher
See: fishy (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 24
sour grapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
spic and span
See: neat freak . . . . . . . . . . 164
spill the beans (to) . . . . . . . . . . 14
spin (to take a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
spin one’s wheels (to) . . . . . . . . 59
spineless (to be) . . . . . . . . . . . 112
split (to)
See: beat it (to). . . . . . . . . . . 47
split hairs (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
splitting headache (to have a) . . . . 26
spoon-feed someone (to). . . . . . . 39
spread eagle (to be) . . . . . . . . . 175
stand on one’s own two feet (to) . . 99,
See: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
steep (to be)
See: through the roof (to be/
to go) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
step on someone’s toes (to). . . . . 113
stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
stick-up
See: held up (to be) . . . . . . . . 121
stinking drunk
See: plastered (to be). . . . . . . . 49
stool pigeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
stoolie
See: stool pigeon . . . . . . . . . 180
stop bugging someone (to)
See: get off someone’s back (to) . 189
stop on a dime (to) . . . . . . . . . . 60
stop riding someone (to)
See: get off someone’s back (to) . 189
strike a nerve (to) . . . . . . . . . . 110
strip a car (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
stuff one’s face (to)
See: munch out (to) . . . . . . . 190
stuffed shirt (to be a) . . . . . . . . . 79
sue the pants off someone (to) . . . . 78
swear up a blue streak (to) . . . . . 214
sweet talk someone (to)
See: kiss up to someone (to) . . . 207
sweet tooth (to have a) . . . . . . . 114
sweetie
See: sweetie-pie . . . . . . . . . . 41
sweetie-pie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
swept off one’s feet (to be) . . . . . . 99
swipe something right from under
someone’s nose (to) . . . . . . 123
–T–
3-D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
T.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
T.G.I.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
T.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
T.N.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
T.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
T.V.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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tacky
See: cheesy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
tailgate (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
take five/ten (to)
See: breather (to take a) . . . . . 162
take the bull by the horns (to) . . . 171
take the cake (to) . . . . . . . . . . . 34
take the words right out of one’s
mouth (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
talk someone’s ear off (to) . . . . . . 95
Talk to the hand! . . . . . . . . . . 103
talk until one is blue in the
face (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
tee’d off (to be)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
tell someone a thing or two (to) . . 198
ten (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
That’s how the cookie crumbles
See: That’s the way the cookie
crumbles . . . . . . . . . . . 37
That’s my two-cents worth
See: From where I sit... . . . . . . 189
That’s the last straw!
See: That’s the straw that
broke the camel’s back! . . . 171
That’s the pot calling the kettle
black! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
That’s the straw that broke the
camel’s back! . . . . . . . . . . 171
That’s the way the cookie
crumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The cat’s got your tongue? . . . . . 113
The early bird catches the worm . . 170
the elevator doesn’t go all the
way up to the top
See: cooking on all four
burners (not to be). . . . . . 206
the grass is always greener on
the other side . . . . . . . . . . 215
the lights are on but nobody’s home
See: playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . 122
The shoe is on the other foot . . . . 79,
99
the spitting image of someone
(to be)
See: Like father, like son . . . . . 163
the whole nine yards (to go) . . . . 199
There are no two ways about it. . . 198
There are plenty of other fish
in the sea . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
There’s more here than meets
the eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
there’s some funny business
going on here
See: fishy (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 24
through the roof (to be / to go) . . . 26
throw a monkey wrench into
the works (to) . . . . . . . . . . 179
thrown down (to)
See: wolf down something (to) . . 50
thumb a ride (to) . . . . . . . . . . 113
tick someone off (to)
See: ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . 68
ticked [off] (to be) . . . . . . . . . . 68
tickled pink (to be) . . . . . . . . . 216
tip of one’s tongue (to be on the). . 114
tiptoe around someone (to) . . . . 113
tip-top shape (to be in) . . . . . . . 141
to be a nut case
See: wacko . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
to be a wiz
See: wiz kid . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
to be crazy about
See: fall head over heels for (to) . . 87
to be mad about
See: fall head over heels for (to) . . 87
to be nuts about
See: fall head over heels for (to) . . 87
to fall for
See: fall head over heels for (to) . . 87
to flip for
See: fall head over heels for (to) . . 87
to get up on the wrong side of bed
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
to have it bad for
See: fall head over heels for (to) . . 87
toe-to-toe (to go) . . . . . . . . . . 113
tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
tongue in cheek. . . . . . . . . . . . 94
tongue-tied (to be) . . . . . . . . . 114
Too many cooks spoil the broth . . . 36
top banana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
top ten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
torn between something (to be) . . 191
toss one’s cookies (to) . . . . . . . . 37
toss up (to be a) . . . . . . . . . . . 165
total a car (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
touchy
See: crabby (to be) . . . . . . . . 188
tough cookie . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
tripping (to be)
See: playing with a full deck
(not to be) . . . . . . . . . . 122
try one’s hand at something (to) . . 103
tub of lard (to be a) . . . . . . . . . 191
tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
turn the other cheek (to) . . . . . . . 94
tweak something (to) . . . . . . . . 142
twist someone’s arm (to) . . . . . . . 92
two-faced
See: slimy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
–U–
U. • university . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
U.F.O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
U.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
unable to stomach someone or
something (to be) . . . . . . . . 112
Uncle Sam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
under the knife (to go) . . . . . . . 142
underhand ed . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
unglued (to become)
See: lose it (to) . . . . . . . . . . 164
up a creek
See: paint oneself into a corner
(to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
up a creek without a paddle
See: paint oneself into a corner
(to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
up and at them (to be) . . . . . . . 142
up one’s sleeve (to have
something) . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
up there (to be)
See: through the roof (to be/
to go) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
up to here with something (to be)
See: had it (to have) . . . . . . . . 25
up to no good (to be)
See: up to something (to be) . . . 165
up to something (to be) . . . . . . . 165
uphill battle (to be an)
See: like pulling teeth (to be) . . . . 88
UPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
–V–
V.C.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
V.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
V.I.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
V.P.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
–W–
wack job
See: wacko . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
wacko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
wait for the other shoe to
drop (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Wake up and smell the coffee . . . . 68
wake up and smell the coffee (to) . . 36
way
See: big time . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
way out there (to be)
See: through the roof (to be/
to go) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
wear kid gloves (to) . . . . . . . . . 75,
177
wear one’s heart on one’s
sleeve (to). . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
wear several hats (to). . . . . . . . . 76
wear the pants in the family (to) . . . 78
wet behind the ears (to be) . . . . . 95
wet noodle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
What [are you•is he•is she•are
they] up to?
See: up to something (to be) . . . 165
What gives?
See: What’s wrong with this
picture? . . . . . . . . . . . 191
What in blue blazes?! . . . . . . . . 215
What’s bugging him/her/you/
them/etc.?
See: What’s eating
him/her/you/them/etc.?. . . . 209
What’s cooking? . . . . . . . . . . . 36
What’s eating
him/her/you/them/etc? . . . . . 209
What’s his/her/your/their/
etc. deal?
See: What’s eating
him/her/you/them/etc? . . . . 209
What’s up with him/her/you/
them/etc.?
See: What’s eating
him/her/you/them/etc? . . . . 209
What’s up with that?
See: What’s wrong with this
picture? . . . . . . . . . . . 191
What’s wrong with this picture? . . 191
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
wheelie (to pop a) . . . . . . . . . . 60
wheels
See: set of wheels . . . . . . . . . 59
whimp
See: wimp . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
whistle blower
See: blow the whistle on
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 5
white as a ghost (to be as) . . . . . 217
white as a sheet (to be as)
See: white as a ghost (to be as) . 217
white elephant. . . . . . . . . . . . 175
white lie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
white-bread (to be) . . . . . . . . . 217
white-collar worker. . . . . . . . . . 75
white-glove inspection (to
give the) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
white-knuckle . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
whiz at something
See: wiz kid . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Who knows?
See: Beats me. . . . . . . . . . . 187
whole enchilada (the) . . . . . . . . 39
whopper of a headache (to
have a)
See: splitting headache (to
have a) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
wide awake (to be) . . . . . . . . . 191
wieney
See: wimp . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
wild about (to be)
See: crazy about someone or
something (to be) . . . . . . . 66
wild goose chase . . . . . . . . . . 177
willies (to give one the) . . . . . . . 134
willy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
willy-nilly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
wimp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
wiz kid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
wolf down something (to) . . . . . . 50,
182
work like crazy (to)
See: work like mad (to). . . . . . 209
work like mad (to). . . . . . . . . . 209
work one’s fingers to the
bone (to) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
work one’s head off (to)
See: work like mad (to). . . . . . 209
work out all the bugs (to) . . . . . . 171
work someone’s last good
nerve (to)
See: bug someone (to) . . . . . . . 86
worm out of a situation (to). . . . . 182
worm something out of
someone (to) . . . . . . . . . . 182
wowed by something (to be)
See: flip over something (to) . . . 188
wrinkled as a prune (to be as) . . . . 18
wunderkind
See: wiz kid . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
–Y–
You can’t teach an old dog new
tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
You scratch my back, I’ll scratch
yours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
–Z–
zero in on someone or something
(to). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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