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ants in one's pantsTo be sexually excited.Rate it:
Ants in Your PantsIntensively restless, extraordinary activeRate it:
any fule knoAny fool knows; it is well known.Rate it:
any more for any moreDoes anybody have, or want, any more?Rate it:
any nook or crannyAny part of a place; anywhere.Rate it:
any oldUsed other than as an idiom: see any, old.Rate it:
any oldAny, absolutely any, any typical, a run-of-the-mill.Rate it:
any old nook or crannyAlternative form of any nook or cranny.Rate it:
any old thinganything at allRate it:
any other businessThe last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised. Abbreviations: a.o.b., AOB.Rate it:
any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:
any press is good pressBeing mentioned in the media is beneficial to the subject because it gets publicity.Rate it:
any time nowvery soonRate it:
any time soonsoonRate it:
any way one slices itFrom any perspective; in every case.Rate it:
anybody who is anybodyAny person who is well-known or important, especially one who has prominent social standing.Rate it:
anyone can make art, but not all art makes a person an artist.ArtistRate it:
anyone's guessA mystery, something unpredictable.Rate it:
anything goesThere are no rules or restrictions.Rate it:
anything goesNo restrictions, guidelines, rules, expectations, parameters, requirements, dress codes etc.Rate it:
AOBAny other business.Rate it:
AOBAway on break.Rate it:
apa sâmbeteiSaturday's waters.Rate it:
APDTAInitialism of all people don't think alike.Rate it:
APDTAInitialism of all praises due to Allah.Rate it:
APDTAInitialism of all patriots don't trust America.Rate it:
ape leaderAn old maid.Rate it:
apothecary's LatinBarbarous Latin.Rate it:
Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (S)The pitcher is the last pitcher in a game won by his team;Rate it:
Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (S)The pitcher is not the winning pitcher;Rate it:
Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (S)The pitcher fulfills at least one of the following three conditions:Rate it:
Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (T)A batter who leads the league in three major categories: home runs, runs batted in, and batting average.Rate it:
Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (T)A pitcher who leads the league in three major categories: earned run average, wins, and strikeouts.Rate it:
Appendix:Harry Potter/Draco Dormiens Nunquam TitillandusThe motto of the fictional European school Hogwarts.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/don't X meUsed as a reply, it means "don't say X to me", where X is something that the interlocutor just said.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/few X short of a Ystrange; insane; dementedRate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/first rule of X: do not talk about XSaid of something that must be kept confidential.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/have X, will travelIndicates that the speaker is ready for everything, provided they have X.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/I am X, hear me YUsed to draw attention to what one has to say. X can be anything; Y is usually "roar", but can be some other noise that X habitually makes.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/I'm an X, not a YClarifies that one is X, while dissociating oneself from Y. X and Y are usually professions or beliefs, and significantly different from one another.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/I'm here to X A and Y B, and I'm all out of ASaid before doing something, usually with a determined, resolute tone.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/if Eskimos have N words for snow, X have Y words for ZUsed to suggest by analogy that Y has frequent interaction with Z or spends substantial time thinking about Z. Often used with other language, country or region stereotypes.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/if I had an X for every time I YUsed to state that Y has happened a lot to the speakerRate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/if that's not X, I don't know what isUsed to point at something that is obvious, clearly seen from the context.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/in Soviet Russia, Y Xs youThe Russian reversal, a joke in which the subject and the statement are reversed, usually to reference the propaganda of an enemy that is the exact opposite of the interlocutor. It is usually told in broken English, without articles.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/in X, no one can hear you YIndicates a threat of imminent danger. X is often limited to words having something to do with space. Y is a sound made by humans, especially 'scream'.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/not the X-est in the YStupid; dimwitted.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/that's X for youUsed to point out that a previously described behavior is typical of something, usually someone or a class of persons.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/with great X, comes great YStates a causation in which Y follows X. Often, this phrase is used in a solemn tone, employed sarcastically for minor things that are not nearly as serious as suggested.Rate it:
Appendix:Snowclones/X among XsSaid of something that is exceptional.Rate it:

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