ghost rider Flashcards
even a blind man could see
it is very obvious
Example:
Even a blind man could see he’s sick.
healthy as a horse
very healthy
Example:
By sunrise tomorrow, your father will be healthy as a horse, and you will have your whole life ahead of you.
hotshot
an important or exceptionally able person
Example:
Now, come on hotshot. We’ve got a show to do
take a dirt nap
to be dead
Example:
You should be taking a dirt nap after that ragdoll today
ragdoll
Used to describe a sloppy, flailing, and pathetic motion that most commonly occurs when having several spinal nerves severed.
Example:
You should be taking a dirt nap after that ragdoll today.
phrase 1
Well, I said it before and I’ll say it again. This place could use a woman’s touch.
go/be out on a limb
having an opinion that is different from most people’s and is unpopular.
to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
Example:
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that you two had some kinda history.
One doesn’t go too far out on a limb proposing that selection is important in biology.
come up short
fail to reach a goal or standard.
Example:
This way if you come up short, you’ll come down on some nice, soft, green grass
phrase
This guy was three years from retirement, never harmed a fly in his life.
wrapped up in
involved
Example:
I don’t pretend to know what the hell that thing is, but I do know that Blaze is wrapped up in it.
phrase 2
Trust me his career is the least of it
purdy
pretty
Example:
You know, you seem like a nice lade, and you’re purdy and all, but we were riding the gravy train on biscuit wheels around here, and then you showed up and everything went to hell.
