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*Example: You live in Los Angeles? Why then you're just a stone's throw away from Santa Monica! | *Example: You live in Los Angeles? Why then you're just a stone's throw away from Santa Monica! | ||
==A few screws loose== | |||
*Meaning: Crazy/mentally unstable. | |||
*Example: "That fella has a few screws loose, we ought to throw him into a mental institution" | |||
==Half baked== | |||
*Meaning: Poorly planned out/Stupid idea. | |||
*Example: "What a half-baked plan." | |||
==Shake a leg!== | |||
*Meaning: Hurry up! | |||
==It's not Rocket Science== | |||
*Meaning: It's easy. | |||
*Example: "Clean it when you're done using it! It's not rocket science!" | |||
==Hit the sack== | |||
*Meaning: Go to sleep. | |||
*Example: "I'm so tired... time to hit the sack" | |||
==Stepping on eggshells== | |||
*Meaning: Be overly cautious so as to not cause trouble. | |||
*Example: "You're very volatile. I'm constantly stepping on eggshells around you." | |||
==[Skating] on thin ice== | |||
*Meaning: To be very close to causing trouble. | |||
*Example: "Don't try my patience! You're skating on thin ice!" | |||
==Have a cow== | |||
*Meaning: Overreact/become enraged/panic. | |||
*Example: "Don't have a cow! I'm only joking." | |||
==Burning daylight== | |||
*Meaning: Wasting time/Running out of time. | |||
*Example: "Shake a leg! We're burning daylight!" | |||
==Thick as a plank== | |||
*Meaning: Simple minded/Stupid. | |||
*Example: "You're as thick as a plank!" | |||
==Head in the sand== | |||
*Meaning: Willfully ignorant of imminent danger. | |||
*Example: "Those politicians have their heads in the sand!" | |||
==Rubbing two brain cells together== | |||
*Meaning: Exerting your tiny brain to think about something simple. | |||
*Example: "He couldn't rub two brain cells together." | |||
==Connect the dots== | |||
*Meaning: Come to a logical conclusion using pieces of evidence. | |||
*Example: "By connecting the dots, we found who the real murderer was." | |||
==Read between the lines== | |||
*Meaning: Become aware of obscure information being implied by other pieces of information. | |||
*Example: "She said nothing was wrong, but in an moody tone. I read between the lines that she was upset with me." | |||
==Pardon my French== | |||
*Meaning: Please pardon my use of crude or foul words. | |||
*Example: "Pardon my French, but we're %&!@ed" | |||
==Don't make mountains out of molehills== | |||
*Meaning: Don't overreact to something minor. | |||
*Example: "It was just a joke! Don't make mountains out of molehills" | |||
==Can of worms== | |||
*Meaning: A burden that you could have easily avoided. | |||
*Example: "I opened up a can of worms when I said she was fat. She was upset with me for a week!" | |||
==Cat's out of the bag== | |||
*Meaning: Hidden information has been revealed. | |||
*Example: "He knows our little secret.. cat's out of the bag" | |||
==The jig is up== | |||
*Meaning: A scheme has been foiled. | |||
*Example: "POLICE! The jig is up! Everybody Run!" | |||
==Don't put all your eggs in one basket== | |||
*Meaning: Don't use all of your assets for one thing because you might accidentally waste/lose it all. | |||
*Example: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket, save up your money!" | |||
==Bite the bullet== | |||
*Meaning: To do something right now because it is inevitable. | |||
*Example: "Just bite the bullet and rip that band aid off" | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== |