A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Zero Tolerance

Meaning: No crime or law breaking big or small will be overlooked

Your Guess Is As Good As Mine

Meaning: I have no idea

You Can't Take it With You

Meaning: Enjoy what you have and not what you don't have, since when you die you cannot take things (such as money) with you

You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover

Meaning: Decisions shouldn't be made primarily on appearance

You Are What You Eat

Meaning: In order to stay healthy you must eat healthy foods

X marks the spot

Meaning: A phrase that is said when someone finds something he/she has been looking for

Without A Doubt

Meaning: For certain

Wine and Dine

Meaning: When somebody is treated to an expensive meal

Wild and Woolly

Meaning: Uncultured and without laws

When Pigs Fly

Meaning: Something that will never ever happen

When It Rains, It Pours

Meaning: Since it rarely rains, when it does it will be a huge storm

Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve

Meaning: To openly and freely express your emotions

Water Under The Bridge

Meaning: Anything from the past that isn't significant or important anymore

Wag the Dog

Meaning: A diversion away from something of greater importance

Variety Is The Spice Of Life

Meaning: The more experiences you try the more exciting life can be

Van Gogh's ear for music

Meaning: Tone deaf

Use Your Loaf

Meaning: Use your head

Up a blind alley

Meaning: Going down a course of action that leads to a bad outcome

Under the weather

Meaning: Feeling ill or sick

Twenty three skidoo

Meaning: To be turned away

Turn A Blind Eye

Meaning: Refuse to acknowledge something you know is real or legit

Tongue And Cheek

Meaning: humor, not to be taken serious

To Steal Someone's Thunder

Meaning: To take the credit for something someone else did

To Make A Long Story Short

Meaning: Something someone would say during a long and boring story in order to keep his/her audience from losing attention

Til the cows come home

Meaning: A long time

Tie the knot

Meaning: To get married

Third times a charm

Meaning: After no success the first two times, the third try is a lucky one

The Whole Nine Yards

Meaning: Everything

The Last Straw

Meaning: When one small burden after another creates an unbearable situation, the last straw is the last small burden that one can take

The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall

Meaning: While the bigger and stronger opponent might be alot more difficult to beat, when you do they suffer a much bigger loss

The Best Of Both Worlds

Meaning: There are two choices and you have them both

The Ball Is In Your Court

Meaning: It is your decision this time

Start From Scratch

Meaning: To do it all over again from the beginning

Spitting Image

Meaning: The exact likeness or kind

Southpaw

Meaning: Someone who is left-handed

Son of a Gun

Meaning: A scamp

Smell Something Fishy

Meaning: Detecting that something isn't right and there might be a reason for it

Smell A Rat

Meaning: To detect somone in the group is betraying the others

Skid Row

Meaning: The rundown area of a city where the homeless and drug users live

Sixth Sense

Meaning: A paranormal sense that allows you to communicate with the dead

Sitting Shotgun

Meaning: Riding in the front passenger seat of a car

Sick As A Dog

Meaning: To be very sick (with the flu or a cold)

Scot-free

Meaning: To escape and not have to pay

Scapegoat

Meaning: Someone else who takes the blame

Saved By The Bell

Meaning: Saved at the last possible moment

Run out of steam

Meaning: To be completely out of energy

Rule Of Thumb

Meaning: A rough estimate

Rome Was Not Built In One Day

Meaning: If you want something to be completely properly, then its going to take time

Rise and Shine

Meaning: Time to get out of bed and get ready for work/school

Ring Fencing

Meaning: Seperated usual judgement to guarantee protection, especially project funds