asleep at the wheel

asleep at the wheel not paying attention asleep at the switch Why was our government asleep at the wheel when the crisis began?

WING IT

wing it to improvise; to do something extemporaneously. I lost my lecture notes, so I had to wing it. Don't worry. Just go out there and wing it.

FAIR COP

It's a fair cop. (British & Australian very informal) something that you say in order to admit that someone has caught you doing something wrong It's a fair cop. I was driving way too fas

tide over to supply someone until a certain time or until something happens. Will this amount tide us over until next week? There is enough food here to tide over the entire camp until next month. Yes, this will tide us over. See also: tide McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. tide somebody over also tide over somebody to supply someone with something they need for a short period We were lucky and got a small loan to tide us over until our customers began to pay us. They're seeking food aid to tide over the starving population until the next harvest.

He left no time to regret, kept his dick wet With his same old safe bet Me and my head high and my tears dry Get on without my guy You went back to what you knew so far removed From all that we went through And I tread a troubled track, my odds are stacked I'll go back to black We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her And I go back to, I go back to us I love you much, it's not enough You love blow and I love puff And life is like a pipe And I'm a tiny penny rolling up the walls inside We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her When I go back to We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her And I go back to Black, black, black, black Black, black, black I go back to I go back to We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her And I go back to We only said goodbye with words I died a hundred times You go back to her And I go back to black Read more: AMY WINEHOUSE - BACK TO BLACK LYRICS

brown eyed girl

Hey where did we go, Days when the rains came Down in the hollow, Playin' a new game, Laughing and a running hey, hey Skipping and a jumping In the misty morning fog with Our hearts a thumpin' and you My brown eyed girl, You my brown eyed girl. Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow Going down the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing, Hiding behind a rainbow's wall, Slipping and sliding All along the water fall, with you My brown eyed girl, You my brown eyed girl. Do you remember when we used to sing, Sha la la la la la la la la la la te da So hard to find my way, Now that I'm all on my own. I saw you just the other day, My how you have grown, Cast my memory back there, Lord Sometime I'm overcome thinking 'bout Making love in the green grass Behind the stadium with you My brown eyed girl You my brown eyed girl Do you remember when we used to sing

[Danny] Summer lovin' had me a blast [Sandy] Summer lovin' happened so fast [Danny] I met a girl crazy for me [Sandy] Met a boy cute as can be [Both] Summer days driftin' away, to uh-oh those summer nights [Everyone] Uh Well-a well-a well-a huh [Thunderbirds] Tell me more, tell me more [Doody] Did you get very far? [Pink Ladies] Tell me more, tell me more [Marty] Like does he have a car? [Everyone] Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh [Danny] She swam by me, she got a cramp [Sandy] He ran by me, got my suit damp [Danny] I saved her life, she nearly drowned [Sandy] He showed off, splashing around [Both] Summer sun, something's begun, but uh-oh those summer nights [Everyone] Uh well-a well-a well-a huh [Pink Ladies] Tell me more, tell me more [Frenchy] Was it love at first sight? [Thunderbirds] Tell me more, tell me more [Kenickie] Did she put up a fight? [Everyone] Uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh-uh-huh [Danny] Took her bowling in the arcade [Sandy] We went strolling, drank lemonade [Danny] We made out under the dock [Sandy] We stayed out 'till ten o'clock [Both] Summer fling, don't mean a thing, but uh-oh those summer nights [Everyone] Uh well-a well-a well-a huh [Thunderbirds] Tell me more, tell me more [Putzie] But you don't gotta brag [Pink Ladies] Tell me more, tell me more [Rizzo] Cause he sounds like a drag.. [Everyone] shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop,shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, shoo-bop bop, YEH [Sandy] He got friendly, holding my hand [Danny] While she got friendly down in the sand [Sandy] He was sweet, just turned eighteen [Danny] Well she was good you know what I mean [Everyone] Woah! [Both] Summer heat, boy and girl meet, but uh-oh those summer nights [Everyone] woo, woo, woo [Pink Ladies] Tell me more, tell me more [ Jan] How much dough did he spend? [Thunderbirds] Tell me more, tell me more [Sonny] Could she get me a friend? [Sandy] It turned colder - that's where it ends [Danny] So I told her we'd still be friends [Sandy] Then we made our true love vow [Danny] Wonder what she's doing now [Both] Summer dreams ripped at the seams, bu-ut oh, those su-ummer nights.... [Everyone] Tell me more, tell me more

'Love begets love'

'Love begets love' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you behave lovingly to another person, that person will behave lovingly to you.

'Knee-high to a grasshopper'

'Knee-high to a grasshopper' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If something happened when you were knee-high to a grasshopper, it happened when you were a very young child.

not know somebody from Adam

not know somebody from Adam
to have never met someone and not know anything about them Why should I lend him money? I don't know him from Adam

Tax Haven

Tax Haven
A country that has a low tax liability compared to other countries or no taxes at all. Some countries deliberately set themselves up as tax havens in order to encourage international corporations to register themselves there. Some countries that are not tax havens have loopholes in their tax codes in order to allow certain persons and companies to place some of their assets in an account in a tax haven.

allure /əˈlʊr / || /əˈlʊə(r)/ n uncountable

allure /əˈlʊr / || /əˈlʊə(r)/ n uncountable
atractivo m, encanto m

on top of everything

on top of everything

sow discord

sow discord

a rubber check (American humorous)

a rubber check (American humorous)
a cheque (= a piece of paper from someone's bank that they sign and use for money) that is not worth anything because the person does not have enough money in the bank The woman was accused of writing more than $100,000 in rubber checks to pay for expensive jewelry.

A jaywalker

PEATON IMPRUDENTE

have been around the block

have been around the block
1. to have had a lot of experience of a particular situation His lawyer has been around the block a few times and knows what to expect.
2. to have had a lot of experience of life, especially difficult or unpleasant experience His girlfriend looks like she's been around the block a bit.

up in arms

up in arms
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Meaning: If you are up in arms, you are angry about something that you think is unfair or wrong.

For example:

•The taxi drivers are up in arms about the new tax on LPG.


•Many people expected smokers to be up in arms over the smoking ban, but most of them seem to have accepted it

bath tub stoppers

bath tub stoppers