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"Break The Ice".......................
To start a conversation with someone that you meet for the first time. |
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Sidebar: (Origin) Thought to have a calming effect on high-strung thoroughbreds, a goat was placed in the horse's stall on the night before the race. Unscrupulous opponents would then steal the goat in an effort to upset the horse and cause it to lose the race.
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"A Hard Pill To Swallow"........
Something, especially a fact or piece of news, that is unpleasant or difficult but which is unavoidable or must be accepted. |
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"Without batting An Eye"
If someone does something without batting an eye, they do it without showing alarm or any response; acting as though nothing were unusual. |
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Slow as molasses flowing uphill in February.
Something/someone moving extremely slow. |
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"Cooking With Gas"..... Doing [something] exactly right. |
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Everything's Jake........
All is fine! |
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"All Show And No Go".......
Visually appealing but lacking ability or substance. Equipped with good looks but lacking action or energy. |
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"Butter Upon Bacon".....
Extravagance. Much too much of something. |
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"Not Up To Snuff".......
Not as good as what was expected, required, or demanded; not satisfactory or adequate. |
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Raven 'stracted.
Refers to a person who can't focus on the task at hand......usually oneself! |
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Knee high by the 4th of July (used in the musical "Oklahoma").
means things are copascetic or as they should be for the season. Origin refers to growing season of corn. If not knee high by the fourth of July, the growing season is off. |
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"Idle Hands Are The Devil's Workshop"..........
Keep yourself busy as to avoid getting into trouble.... |
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"Not Playing With A Full Deck".........
Mentally deficient. Not mentally sound; crazy or mentally deranged. |
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"One Man’s Medicine Is Another Man’s Poison".......
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Don't let the screen door hit you in the ass on the way out.
meaning: a rude way of being asked to leave...post haste |
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"Cut A Rug"...........
To dance, typically in an energetic or accomplished way. |
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"Come Out Swinging"......
To react to something or begin something in a strong, forceful way:to compete or defend someone or something passionately or aggressively. |
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