the nuts and bolts 2079

the nuts and bolts

the nuts and bolts
the basic, practical details of a job or other activity (often + of ) Law school teaches wonderful theory but it doesn't teach the nuts and bolts of actually practising law

behind someone's back 2078

behind someone's back
without someone's knowledge; secret from someone. Please don't talk about me behind my back. She sold the car behind his back, while he was away on vacation

newsworthy 2077

Of sufficient interest or importance to the public to warrant reporting in the media.

The content of the press release is what is newsworthy or isn't.

launch 2076

To introduce to the public or to a market: launched the new perfume with prime-time commercials on the major networks.

save your breath 2075

save one`s breath
What does save one`s breath mean? to remain silent because talking will do no good You may as well save your breath and not talk to her as she will not believe you anyway.

honeybun 2074

sweetheart

wear out (one's) welcome 2073

wear out (one's) welcome
To visit so often or stay so long as to become a nuisance.

abusar de la hospitalidad

blink one's tears back 2072

blink one's tears back
Fig. to try to keep from crying. She blinked back her tears and went on. He blinked his tears back and endured the pain.

Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools: 2071

Idle Hands Are The Devil's Tools:
You are more likely to get in trouble if you have nothing to do.

six feet under 2070

six feet under

muerto y enterrado

the old-boy network 2069

the old-boy network
the way in which men who have been to the same expensive school or university help each other to find good jobs He admitted the old boy network had once existed in the company but said that things had changed now.

something inherently 2068

something inherently

be on the ball (informal)2067

be on the ball (informal)
to be quick to understand and to react to things I rely on my co-driver to be on the ball. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today

hugely successful 2066

hugely successful

with bated breath 2065

Eagerly or anxiously, as in We waited for the announcement of the winner with bated breath. This expression literally means “holding one's breath” (bate means “restrain”). Today it is also used somewhat ironically, indicating one is not all that eager or anxious

take exception to 2064

take exception to

Disagree with, object to, as in I take exception to that remark about unfair practices . This idiom, first recorded in 1542, uses exception in the sense of "objection," a meaning obsolete except in a few phrases.

Could I use your powder room? and Can I use your powder room?; May I use your powder room?; Where is your powder room? 2063

Could I use your powder room? and Can I use your powder room?; May I use your powder room?; Where is your powder room?

Euph. a polite way to ask to use the bathroom in someone's home. (Alludes to a woman powdering her nose. Sometimes used jocularly by men. See also powder one's nose.) Mary: Oh, Sally, could I use your powder room? Sally: Of course. It's just off the kitchen, on the left. Tom: Nice place you've got here. Uh, where is your powder room? Beth: At the top of the stairs.

SHYNESS 2062

ALANS SHYNESS WAS DUE TO HIS LACK OF CONFDENCE

An awkwardness or lack of self-confidence in the presence of others

Take apart 2061

Take apart

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Meaning: Take something to pieces

Example: She TOOK the photocopier APART to see what had got stuck in it.
DONT TAKE THE CLOCK APART UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING

room and board 2060

room and board

food to eat and a place to live; the cost of food and lodging. That college charges too much for room and board. How much is your room and board?

Drunken Immunity 2059

complete disregard on the part of a friend, girlfriend or ex-girlfriend for any minor stupid thing you said or did while drunk (i.e. drunk texting, drunk calling, drunken Facebook status updates, drunken confession, ETC).
Ex-girlfriend: "We broke up two days ago. Why did you call me at 3 A.M. for a booty-call?"

You: "I plead drunken immunity

food coma 2058

The feeling of listlessness, bordering on sleep, that one feels after eating a large meal, often caused by a rush of blood to the stomach and intestines during food digestion.
Man, we ate the whole Pupu platter and now I'm slipping into a food coma

grow a set 2057

echale valor
come on Timmy grow a set!

First Base 2056

2. First Base 578 up, 242 down
buy first base mugs, tshirts and magnetsFrench kissing. Is followed by feeling up second base, oral third base and sex home run
I finally got to first base with matt last night!

nickel and dime 2055

nick·el-and-dime (nkl-n-dm) Informal
adj.
1. Involving or paying only a small amount of money: a nickel-and-dime job.
2. Minor; small-time: "a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single borrowed room" (New York).
v. nick·el-and-dimed or nick·eled-and-dimed, nick·el-and-dim·ing or nick·el·ing-and-dim·ing, nick·el-and-dimes or nick·els-and-dimes
v.intr.
To spend very little money.
v.tr.
1. To drain or destroy bit by bit, especially financially: nickel-and-dimed the project to death.
2. To accumulate in small amounts: "nickel-and-diming a substantial bankroll together" (Newsweek).

in the raw 2054

in the raw
1.in the natural state; without cultivation, refinement, etc.
2.☆ naked; nude

BREAD AND BUTTER 2053

BREAD AND BUTTER
Explanation of English Idiom #45
REGULAR INCOME.
Example of English Idiom #45
"WE ARE VERY DEPENDENT ON OUR ADVERTISING REVENUE. IT'S OUR BREAD AND BUTTER

EACH TO HIS OWN 2052

EACH TO HIS OWN
Explanation of English Idiom #20
EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL OPINION.
Example of English Idiom #20
"I CAN'T SAY THAT I LIKE GEORGE'S NEW FURNITURE. IT SEEMS VERY PLAIN AND UNCOMFORTABLE. OH WELL, EACH TO HIS OWN."

refrain 2051

To hold oneself back; forbear: refrained from swearing.

halt 2050

1. to stop; cease moving, operating, etc., either permanently or temporarily: They halted for lunch and strolled about.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cause to stop temporarily or permanently; bring to a stop: They halted operations during contract negotiations.
–noun
3. a temporary or permanent stop.
–interjection
4. (used as a command to stop and stand motionless, as to marching troops or to a fleeing suspect.)
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Origin:
1615–25; from the phrase make halt for G halt machen. See hold1


—Synonyms
2. See stop. 3. cessation, suspension, standstill, stoppage.

out of hand 2049

out of hand
1. Out of control: Employee absenteeism has gotten out of hand.
2. At once; immediately.
3. Over and done with; finished.
4. Uncalled for or improper; indiscreet

flight of steps - a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next 2048

flight of steps - a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

ad·mis·sion (d-mshn)2047

ad·mis·sion (d-mshn)
n.
1.
a. The act of admitting or allowing to enter.
b. The state of being allowed to enter.
2. Right to enter; access.
3. The price required or paid for entering; an entrance fee.
4. A confession, as of having committed a crime.
5. A voluntary acknowledgment of truth.
6. A fact or statement granted or admitted; a concession.

faint 2046

slight: remote or slight
a faint chance

keep somebody in the dark also leave somebody in the dark 2045

keep somebody in the dark also leave somebody in the dark
to not tell someone about something Congress complained about being kept in the dark about the peace talks

ap·pre·cia·ble 2044

ap·pre·cia·ble (-prsh-bl)
adj.
Possible to estimate, measure, or perceive: appreciable changes in temperature. See Synonyms at perceptible.

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ap·precia·bly adv

face something down 2043

face something down

to turn something face downward. Ted drew a card and faced it down. Face your cards down when you leave the card table

rough idea (about something) and *rough idea (of something)2042

rough idea (about something) and *rough idea (of something)
a general idea; an estimate. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) I need to get a rough idea of how many people will be there. I'll manage to get a rough idea. That's good enough

make a recovery 2041

only after several months did george make a complete recovery from his accident