Misc

Question 1

Kicking the can down the road

Answer 1

To postpone a decision or action.

Question 2

the final straw

Answer 2

the last in a series of unpleasant events which finally makes you feel that you cannot continue to accept a bad situation
e.g. One night he came home drunk at 5 o’clock in the morning and that was the last straw.

Question 3

peter out

Answer 3

To dwindle; to trail off; to diminish to nothing

e.g. BW’s funds petered out in the last two quarters

Question 4

Give lie to

Answer 4

To contradict or show to be false.

e.g. The bet against Treasuries gave the lie to a criticism sometimes made of Dalio

Question 5

That’ll be the day

Answer 5

That will never happen, that’s very unlikely, as in You think I’ll win the lottery? That’ll be the day!

Question 6

pow wow

Answer 6

A brief discussion about a matter concerning a person or an event. Usually to come to a conclusion that needs to be addressed quickly.
1. Dude. Don’t carry on until we have a pow wow about this.

Question 7

officer friendly

Answer 7

abusive cop

Question 8

Barf

Answer 8

verb: The premature expulsion of consumed materials through the mouth and nose.
noun: The material that is expelled in the manner described above.
e. g. I’m gonna barf

Question 9

Mouth off

Answer 9

To speak out of turn; to backtalk.
e.g. That bitch has a reputation four mouthing off at the worst possible moments, I should cut her throat before she says any other stuff!

Question 10

wind someone up

Answer 10

irritate someone

Question 11

look a million dollars

Answer 11

to look or feel extremely attractive

e.g. You look like a million dollars in that dress!

Question 12

steno pool

Answer 12

office works (secretaries)

Question 13

Out of line

Answer 13

Fig. beyond certain set or assumed limits.

e.g. Your bid on this project is completely out of line with our expectations.

Question 14

Stud

Answer 14

basically a badass… this person is really cool.

Question 15

Something else

Answer 15

A person, thing, or event that is quite remarkable, as in That pitcher is something else, or Her new film is something else.

Question 16

belle of the ball

Answer 16

The woman generally acknowledged to be the most beautiful or attractive at a dance or similar function

Question 17

take after someone

Answer 17

to resemble a close, older relative.

e.g. Don’t you think that Sally takes after her mother? No, Sally takes after her Aunt Ann.

Question 18

feeling someone up

Answer 18

When someone sticks their hand up a girls shirt and feels her boobs or up/down her skirt/pants and feels her pussy.

Question 19

Quid pro quo

Answer 19

favor for favor, tit for tat

Question 20

sap

Answer 20

A fool; someone who is prone to being taken advantage of, usually in a situation that is easily perceived by others as foolhardy.
e.g. This is the third time Joe… what a sap!

Question 21

give me a break

Answer 21

1. exclam. That is enough!

e,g. Stop it! Do you have to go on and on? Give me a break!

Question 22

stand in for

Answer 22

To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.

I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.

Question 23

come to pass

Answer 23

to happen; to take place.

e.g. And when do you think all these good things will come to pass? Do you think it will really come to pass?

Question 24

go off the deep end

Answer 24

Be irrationally carried away, act irresponsibly or heedlessly. For example, Just because you like her looks doesn’t mean you should go off the deep end and propose.

Question 25

know where all the bodies are buried

Answer 25

to know all the secrets and intrigue from the past; to know all the relevant and perhaps hidden details.
e.g. He is a good choice for president because he knows where all the bodies are buried.

Question 26

get down to brass tacks

Answer 26

(idiomatic) Deal with the important details.

same as get down to the nuts and bolts.

Question 27

lose your marbles

Answer 27

Lose your marbles = lose one’s mind, insanity, person who does not have common sense/wits.
e.g.I knew she’d eventually lose her marbles = I knew she’d eventually lose her common sense/rational mind

Question 28

flesh out

Answer 28

to make something more detailed, bigger, or fuller.

e.g. This is basically a good outline. Now you’ll have to flesh it out.

Question 29

a thorn in someone’s side

Answer 29

a constant annoyance

Question 30

fall out

Answer 30

have an argument.

“he had fallen out with his family”

Question 31

rein in

Answer 31

To stop or slow a horse by pulling the reins

(idiomatic) To stop or slow something, by exercising control.
e. g. The government has no other option than to rein in public spending.

Question 32

mailing it in

Answer 32

Slang for doing the least amount of work possible or slacking off.
e.g. He’s really been mailing it in lately, he hasnt finished any of his labs.

Question 33

ad lib

Answer 33

ad libitum, at one’s liberty, improv

e.g. “Charles had to ad lib because he’d forgotten his script”

Question 34

black eye

Answer 34

Fig. harm done to one’s character. (*Typically have ~; get ~; give someone ~.)
e.g. Mary got a black eye because of her constant complaining. The whole group now has a black eye, and it will take years to recover our reputation.

Question 35

take issue with

Answer 35

disagree with; challenge.

e.g. “she takes issue with the notion of crime as unique to contemporary society”

Question 36

take gloves off

Answer 36

Fig. to stop being calm or civil and show an intention of winning a dispute by any means. (As if boxers were to remove their gloves in order to inflict more damage. See also The gloves are off.)
e.g. Both of them took their gloves off and really began arguing.

Question 37

in someone’s wheelhouse

Answer 37

Matching a person’s interests or abilities well.

e. g. as an alcoholic, a beer drinking contest is right in my wheelhouse.
e. g. Have the handsome guy address that roomful of female sales potentials; it’s right in his wheelhouse.

Question 38

keep a lid on something

Answer 38

to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing

e.g. Economic difficulties continued and the government intervened to keep a lid on inflation.

Question 39

set someone’s teeth on edge

Answer 39

Fig. [for a scraping sound] to irritate someone’s nerves. That noise sets my teeth on edge!

e. g. Tom’s teeth were set on edge by the incessant screaming of the children.
2. Fig. [for a person or an idea] to upset someone very much.
e. g. Her overbearing manner usually sets my teeth on edge. The very thought of doing that set her teeth on edge.