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tough times never last because if you believe you can be tougher
Tough times don’t last if you believe		added by anonymous
1 year ago
raucous caucus
"Raucous caucus" is a playful and alliterative phrase often used to describe a noisy, energetic, or tumultuous gathering, especially in the context of political discussions or meetings. The term combines "raucous," meaning loud, disorderly, or boisterous, with "caucus," which refers to a group of people with shared political goals or opinions.		added by anonymous
1 year ago
you crack me up.
One that makes someone else to laugh.		added by anonymous
1 year ago
plumber's crack
Any male that has his pants sliding down his butt and the top of his "cheeks" are showing.		added by anonymous
1 year ago
healthy banter
having different ideas in conversation without being mean		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
shabby chic
a style of furniture or other things that are intentionally made to look old or shabby in an obviously fake way		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
messed up
not right		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
stranger on the phone
Dr. Greshun De Bouse's brilliant true account of a present-day angel in female human form who uplifts and changes lives of countless downtrodden men whom have never seen her, via telephone through the power of Biblical scripture and the Holy Spirit.		added by preditor
1 year ago
time moves on
No one can control time. It goes on anyway.		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
time stands still for no one
No one can control time		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
missed the boat
refers to something someone didn't do and maybe regrets not doing; often followed by "on that" or "on that one"; can also be said sarcastically		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
i could have been a contender
Something said when would you or someone could have been good at something--good enough to be a professional and compete with others.		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
you have to risk it to get the biscuit
You can't get a reward without risk.		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
there's no crying in baseball
Quit complaining about it, go back and do your job.		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
momlover9789
50k		added by ritikpraja9682
1 year ago
you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip
you can't force a situation when there is no possibility of success		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
take to the mat
to confront or argue hard for something or until someone wins; all these ways are proper ways to use the phrase: To take someone or something to the mat or to go to the mat for something		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
beg borrow or steal
go to extremes		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
on borrowed time
living past normal or projected life expectancy		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
neither a borrower nor a lender be
don't borrow or lend money (so you won't have regrets or hurt relationships)		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
a pint’s a pound the world around
a pint = a pound, of liquid; an expression that helps people remember that a pint weighs the same as a pound (in liquid measure)		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
you ain't seen nothin' yet
something is even better		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
keep me in mind
remember me; think of me		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
keep it in mind
consider it; think about it		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
spinning my wheels
Working hard but not getting anywhere		added by jim_3
1 year ago
i was marred up
stuck in the mud		added by anonymous
1 year ago
no matter how flat you make a pancake, it has two sides
There are always two sides to an argument		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
mr. all business
Someone who acts very business-like and serious and focused on the job at hand, either at the moment or all the time		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
god willing and the creeks don't rise
A way of answering 'yes' when someone asks if you are going to do something; the same as saying, "Yes, I will, unless something happens to prevent me that I cannot control"; if it is God's will and no disasters happen		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
ride off into the sunset
A happy ending where everything gets resolved		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
pee like a racehorse
empty one's bladder immediately!		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
bad off
an extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other way		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
in a bad way
an extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other way		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
in bad shape
an extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other way		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
found out
found; discovered, revealed or exposed		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
make love
have sex		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
in trouble
To be in a situation where you have said or done something which is illegal, prohibited, forbidden or proscribed that makes you subject to punishment, reprimand, consequences, punishment, retribution and/or legal action (usually an undesirable situation, unless said sarcastically or humorously)		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
whipper snapper
a young person who is being unruly or who causes trouble. Usually said by an older person when they are frustrated with an unruly child or younger person; typically preceded by the word "young" or "little"		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
pistol whip
hit someone with a hand gun/pistol		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
spring the trap
To cunningly trick someone or take advantage of a situation in a deceptive way		added by JokerGem
1 year ago
crap fest
when people mutually complain		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
wax poetic
To speak or write verbosely and in an increasingly enthusiastic manner; any discourse which is of an eloquent or poetic nature; similar to ‘wax lyrical’		added by JokerGem
1 year ago
it's a thing
It's something known; something that people know about; it's something people say or do		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
no, but if you hum a few bars...
a response made as a joke when someone says, "Do you know _______" (could be anything that fills in this blank.)		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
this one’s on me
I’m paying for this		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
crawl back under your rock
leave; get out of here; go back where you came from		added by anonymous
1 year ago
hazard pay
Additional compensation provided to employees who perform perilous or high-risk duties or work under considerable physical hardship or constraints		added by JokerGem
1 year ago
tru dat
I agree; yes; that's true; true that; alternate spelling: true dat		added by TriplePurple
1 year ago
hi i’m existing
I would be existing in the moment of saying that sentence.		added by anonymous
1 year ago
acts of violence
Violent or otherwise harmful acts, usually to a person, animal, or object.		added by anonymous
1 year ago

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