Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: short fuse Page #3

Yee yee! We've found 202 phrases and idioms matching short fuse.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
cut cornersTo do a less than thorough or complete job; to do something poorly or take short cuts.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
deniquein short; to be brief.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
deversari apud aliquem (Att. 6. 1. 25)to stop with a person, be his guest for a short time when travelling.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
drop roundto visit somewhere for a short period.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
eat someone's lunchTo defeat or best thoroughly; to make short work of.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
en deux motsTo cut a long story short.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
end ofA short form of end of story.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
farmer's tanThe tan line left by clothing, especially, by a short-sleeved shirt.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
feast or famineA situation in which something is always either extremely abundant or in extremely short supply.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fifteen minutes of fameA very short time in the spotlight or brief flurry with fame, after which the person or subject involved is quickly forgotten.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
fine, thanks, and you?short for "I'm fine, thanks. How are you?Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
flavor of the weekA fad; someone or something that is held in esteem or receives attention for a short amount of time.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
flying visitA very short visit.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
forbidden fruit is the sweetestForbidden things have more worthwhile short-term consequences.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
garden pathShort for garden path sentence.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
gettin' jiggy wit itshort for "getting jiggy with it"; to get excitedly energetic while dancingRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go down the wrong wayTo swallow food or drink so that it goes down the wrong tube in one's throat and makes one cough or for a short period lose one's breath or choke.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
go on gitleave! short for Go on, get out of here!; the speaker is telling the listener to leave, emphatically; also often said to animals to chase them awayRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
gods bless youShort for may the gods bless you.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
grasp the nettleTo act boldly, especially when there are short-term adverse consequences.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
guinea pigA tailless rodent of the Cavia genus, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
haerere, haesitare (Catil. 2. 6. 13)to stop short, hesitate.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
happy trailsan expression wishing someone a good journey (typically on a road or path); short for 'happy trails to you'; a way of saying goodbyeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
hold your fireDo not discharge your weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder, now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
hungry hungry hippoAn expression used to say you are very hungry; also hungry hippo, for short; also the name of a children's board game (Hungry Hungry Hippo) produced by Hasbro under its subsidiary, Milton BradleyRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il est haut comme ma botteHe is a mere sixpennyworth of halfpence; He is very short.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il faut lui serrer la courroieWe must curtail his allowance; We must keep him on short commons.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il la fait courte et bonneHe is having a short life and a merry one.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il prête de l'argent à la petite semaineHe lends money for a short time at a high rate of interest.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
il se trouve à court (d'argent)He is short of money.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
in brevi conspectu ponere aliquidto make a short survey of a thing.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
in nothing flatA very short amount of time; no time at all.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
j'en sais le fonds et le tréfondsI know the ins and outs of it, the long and the short of it.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
just a minuteA short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
just a secondA short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
kill the goose that lays the golden eggsTo seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
knee-high to a grasshoppershort; especially relating to when the subject was a small childRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
la vida son dos díaslife is shortRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
lange Rede, kurzer Sinnlong story shortRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
lead offThe short distance that a player stands away from their current base.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
les bons comptes font les bons amisShort reckonings make long friends.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
les cheveux en brosseHair cut short (standing up like the bristles of a brush).Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
ma vue baisseI am getting short-sighted; My sight is failing.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for short fuse:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
It's _________ cats and dogs out there.
A snowing
B storming
C thundering
D raining

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ