beef up 3011

beef up Informal
To make or become greater or stronger: beef up the defense budget.
intensificar

Six tips for beefing up your computer's security

skinny-dipping 3010

skinny-dipping ['skɪnɪdɪpɪɳ] nombre to go skinny-dipping, bañarse desnudo


Scarlett Johnsson has unveiled her gorgeous bod for a stint of skinny dipping in her latest movie role

ug·lify 3009

ug·lify (ug′lə fī′)

transitive verb uglified -·fied′, uglifying -·fy′·ing


Top 10 Ways to Uglify Your Blog
to make ugly; disfigure

The whole shebang 3008

The whole shebang
Meaning
All of it; the whole thing

light up 3007

. To start smoking a cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

piss-take 3006

piss-take (piss-takes plural )A piss-take is an act of making fun of someone or something.


una tomadura de pelo,una vacilada

knuckle down 3005

knuckle down
to work hard You're going to have to knuckle down to improve your grades if you want to get into a good college. Volunteers really knuckled down and cleaned up the town after the storm

tranny 3004

3.(informal) a transsexual or trqavesti

kudos 3003

vWell Done

enhorabuena

get/have your end away (British very informal!)3002

get/have your end away (British very informal!)
if a man gets his end away, he has sex Did you get your end away last night, then

ear worm 3001

I have an ear worm. I keep hearing the "Jeopardy" tune over and over and over.

cancion o melodia odiosa que te engancha

a mare's nest 3000

a mare's nest
a very confused situation The law on restrictive trade is a mare's nest that scarcely anyone can comprehend

to be loved-up (British English) = to exist in a warm feeling of love: "They are one loved-up couple20999!"

to be loved-up (British English) = to exist in a warm feeling of love: "They are one loved-up couple!"

have had your chips 20998

have had your chips

1. (British informal) if you have had your chips, something bad is going to happen to you, usually a punishment for something bad you have done When the police knocked on his door early in the morning, he knew he'd had his chips.
2. (British informal) to miss an opportunity to achieve something you want John's had his chips. I gave him the chance of a promotion and he threw it away

Someone should praise the lord for the Secret Santa concept (or at least show the person who invented it a little appreciation) – you get to

Dutch treat 20997

Dutch treat

MEANING: something where each person pays their own share

EXAMPLE:

We went to the movie as a Dutch treat so it didn't cost me much money.

keep books 20996

keep books

MEANING: keep records of money earned and spent

EXAMPLE:

The accountant has been keeping careful books of all the transactions in the company.

frisk 20995

registrar,cachear

Powers that be 200994

Powers that be
The powers that be are the people who are in charge of something

I only dabble in it 20993

I only dabble in it, es solo un pasatiempo

bring somebody down a peg or two 20992

bring somebody down a peg or two
to do something to show someone that they are not as good as they thought they were He's one of these super-confident types who really needs to be brought down a peg or two.

necesita una cura de humildad

long·ing (lôngng, lng-)20992

long·ing (lôngng, lng-)
n.
A strong persistent yearning or desire, especially one that cannot be fulfilled.

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longing·ly adv.

hurricane 20991

Pistol shots ring out in the barroom night
Enter Patty Valentine from the upper hall.
She sees the bartender in a pool of blood,
Cries out, "My God, they killed them all!"
Here comes the story of the Hurricane,
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin' that he never done.
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world.

Three bodies lyin' there does Patty see
And another man named Bello, movin' around mysteriously.
"I didn't do it," he says, and he throws up his hands
"I was only robbin' the register, I hope you understand.
I saw them leavin'," he says, and he stops
"One of us had better call up the cops."
And so Patty calls the cops
And they arrive on the scene with their red lights flashin'
In the hot New Jersey night.

Meanwhile, far away in another part of town
Rubin Carter and a couple of friends are drivin' around.
Number one contender for the middleweight crown
Had no idea what kinda shit was about to go down
When a cop pulled him over to the side of the road
Just like the time before and the time before that.
In Paterson that's just the way things go.
If you're black you might as well not show up on the street
'Less you wanna draw the heat.

Alfred Bello had a partner and he had a rap for the cops.
Him and Arthur Dexter Bradley were just out prowlin' around
He said, "I saw two men runnin' out, they looked like middleweights
They jumped into a white car with out-of-state plates."
And Miss Patty Valentine just nodded her head.
Cop said, "Wait a minute, boys, this one's not dead"
So they took him to the infirmary
And though this man could hardly see
They told him that he could identify the guilty men.

Four in the mornin' and they haul Rubin in,
Take him to the hospital and they bring him upstairs.
The wounded man looks up through his one dyin' eye
Says, "Wha'd you bring him in here for? He ain't the guy!"
Yes, here's the story of the Hurricane,
The man the authorities came to blame
For somethin' that he never done.
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world.

Four months later, the ghettos are in flame,
Rubin's in South America, fightin' for his name
While Arthur Dexter Bradley's still in the robbery game
And the cops are puttin' the screws to him, lookin' for somebody to blame.
"Remember that murder that happened in a bar?"
"Remember you said you saw the getaway car?"
"You think you'd like to play ball with the law?"
"Think it might-a been that fighter that you saw runnin' that night?"
"Don't forget that you are white."

Arthur Dexter Bradley said, "I'm really not sure."
Cops said, "A poor boy like you could use a break
We got you for the motel job and we're talkin' to your friend Bello
Now you don't wanta have to go back to jail, be a nice fellow.
You'll be doin' society a favor.
That sonofabitch is brave and gettin' braver.
We want to put his ass in stir
We want to pin this triple murder on him
He ain't no Gentleman Jim."

Rubin could take a man out with just one punch
But he never did like to talk about it all that much.
It's my work, he'd say, and I do it for pay
And when it's over I'd just as soon go on my way
Up to some paradise
Where the trout streams flow and the air is nice
And ride a horse along a trail.
But then they took him to the jail house
Where they try to turn a man into a mouse.

All of Rubin's cards were marked in advance
The trial was a pig-circus, he never had a chance.
The judge made Rubin's witnesses drunkards from the slums
To the white folks who watched he was a revolutionary bum
And to the black folks he was just a crazy nigger.
No one doubted that he pulled the trigger.
And though they could not produce the gun,
The D.A. said he was the one who did the deed
And the all-white jury agreed.

Rubin Carter was falsely tried.
The crime was murder "one," guess who testified?
Bello and Bradley and they both baldly lied
And the newspapers, they all went along for the ride.
How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game.

Now all the criminals in their coats and their ties
Are free to drink martinis and watch the sun rise
While Rubin sits like Buddha in a ten-foot cell
An innocent man in a living hell.
That's the story of the Hurricane,
But it won't be over till they clear his name
And give him back the time he's done.
Put in a prison cell, but one time he could-a been
The champion of the world.

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older 20990

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older
Then we wouldn't have to wait so long
And wouldn't it be nice to live together
In the kind of world where we belong


You know its gonna make it that much better
When we can say goodnight and stay together

Wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up
In the morning when the day is new
And after having spent the day together
Hold each other close the whole night through

The happy times together we've been spending
I wish that every kiss was never ending
Oh Wouldn't it be nice

Maybe if we think and wish and hope and pray it might come true (run, run, run)
Baby then there wouldn't be a single thing we couldn't do
We could be married (we could be married)
And then we'd be happy (then we'd be happy)

Wouldn't it be nice (ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)

You know it seems the more we talk about it
It only makes it worse to live without it
But lets talk about it
Oh, wouldn't it be nice

good night my baby
sleep tight my baby

good night my baby
sleep tight my baby

good night my baby
sleep tight my baby

good night my baby
sleep tight my baby

look up and down (for someone or something)20989

mirar de arribo abajolook up and down (for someone or something)
to look everywhere for someone or something. Where is Kelly? I looked up and down for her. I can't find her. I looked up and down, but no Kelly.

secret Santa 20988

secret Santa
noun
Christmas tradition where a group of people give anonymous gifts among the group, with each person only required to give one gift

sport of kings 20987

sport of kings

horse racing. The sport of kings has sure impoverished a lot of commoners

Root hog or die poor 20986

Root hog or die poor
(USA) It's a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one's going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to 'root hog'. A hog is a pig

Lose your lunch 20985

Lose your lunch
(UK) If you lose your lunch, you vomit.

'Jersey justice' 20984

'Jersey justice'

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Jersey justice is very severe justice.

Put up or shut up 20983

Put up or shut up
'Put up or shut up' means you do something you are talking about or not to talk about it any more

John McCain needs to do two things: accept that he lost was slaughtered on November 4th, and either put up or shut up. ...

'Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered' 20982

'Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered'

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This idiom is used to express being satisfied with enough, that being greedy or too ambitious will be your ruin.

Noddy work 20981

Noddy work
(UK) Unimportant or very simple tasks are noddy work.

standard rate 20980

What is the standard rate for a cab from Detroit Metro Airport to Livonia, MI
standard rate n. la tarifa normal

'Out of pocket' 20979

'Out of pocket'

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If you are out of pocket on a deal, you have lost money.

Rip van Winkle 20978

Rip van Winkle is a character in a story who slept for twenty years, so if someone is a Rip van Winkle, they are behind the times and out of touch with what's happening now


South Africa - a return after 46 years - a Rip van Winkle experience

Tidy desk, tidy mind 20977

Tidy desk, tidy mind
A cluttered or disorganised environment will affect your clarity of thought. Organised surroundings and affairs will allow for clearer thought organisation.

Spirit is willing, but the flesh is wea 20976

Spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak
If the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak, someone lacks the willpower to change things they do because they derive too much pleasure from them.

'Rib tickler' 20975

'Rib tickler'

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A rib tickler is a story or joke that will make you laugh a lot. Alternately, a joke might "tickle your ribs

Same old, same old 20974

Same old, same old
When nothing changes, it's the same old, same old.

Lightning rod 20973

Lightning rod
Someone or something that attracts a lot of negative comment, often diverting attention from other problems, is a lightning rod.

Schoolyard pick 20972

Schoolyard pick
When people take it in turns to choose a member of a team, it is a schoolyard pick.

Rest is gravy 20971

Rest is gravy
(USA) If the rest is gravy, it is easy and straightforward once you have reached that stage.

may be daft, but I'm not stupid 20970

may be daft, but I'm not stupid
I might do or say silly things occasionally, but in this instance I know what I am doing (Usually used when someone questions your application of common-sense).

a halfway house 20969

a halfway house
something which combines the qualities of two different things, often something which is not as good as either of those things on their own (often + between ) It's sort of a halfway house between classical music and pop.

mark time 20968

mark time
Fig. to wait; to do nothing but wait. I'll just mark time till things get better. Do you expect me to just stand here and mark time?

poor but clean 20967

poor but clean

Cliché having little money but clean and of good habits, nonetheless. (Either extremely condescending or jocular. Some people would consider it offensive.) My salary isn't very high, and I only have one old car. Anyway, I'm poor but clean. When Fred uttered the phrase "poor but clean" in reference to some of the people working in the yard, Ellen went into a rage

young blood 20966

young blood

young people in an organization who will provide new ideas and energy These companies are suffering from a lack of young blood.

cross-examine someone 20965

cross-examine someone
to question someone in court who has already been questioned by the opposing side; to question a suspect or a witness at great length. The lawyer plans to cross-examine the witness tomorrow morning. The police cross-examined the suspect for three hours.

somebody's name is mud 20964

somebody's name is mud (informal)
if someone's name is mud, other people are angry with that person because of something they have done or said Well he'd better turn up tonight or his name will be mud

on the rocks 20963

on the rocks
1. In a state of difficulty, destruction, or ruin: Their marriage is on the rocks.

Cleanliness is next to godliness 20962

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Prov. It is very important to keep yourself clean. Child: How come I have to take a bath? Mother: Cleanliness is next to godliness. The woman sitting next to me on the bus had obviously never heard that cleanliness is next to godliness.

reality of the situation 20961

reality of the situation

the truth or actuality of the situation; the way the situation really is. The reality of the situation is that we must act right now. Let's face the reality of the situation and go out and get jobs so we can pay our bills

coolest part of 20960

lo mas divertido

Kitesurfing in Sri Lanka is here to stay, and you could be part of the coolest sport during the hottest time in Sri Lanka

role model 20959

role model
n.
A person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate

reach a conclusion 20958

reach a conclusion
to complete discussion and decide an issue. It took three days of talks to reach a conclusion. When we reach a conclusion, we will notify you of the results

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind 20957

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Mahatma Gandhi,