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a feather in your cap
an honor, a credit to you, chalk one up for you Because you are Karen's teacher, her award is a feather in your cap.
a grandfather clause
a written statement that protects a senior worker They can't demote him because he has a grandfather clause.
another nail in your coffin
"another cigarette; harmful substance" Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
losing control of myself, losing patience (see lose patience) Babysitting five kids, I was at the end of my rope.
be there
be ready, be alert, up for it "The captain of the hockey team shouted to his mates, ""Be there, guys! We have to win this game."""
be there for me
help me when I need it, be supportive, stand by me """Will you be there for me?"" she asked. ""I need your support."""
be there or be square
if you do not come we will think you are call it square We're having a party at 7 on Saturday. Be there or be square!
being there
being where good things happen, being in the right place at the right time Caleb seems to succeed by just being there. Good things happen to him wherever he is.
birds of a feather flock together
people who are similar become friends or join together Don
do unto others as you would have them do unto you
treat people the way you would like to be treated "This is The Golden Rule: ""Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."""
don't know whether you're coming or going
you are confused, you do not understand, go in circles If you believe the cult leaders, you won't know whether you're coming or going.
every other
alternate, every second one She has to work every other Saturday evening.
fair-weather friend
a person who is a friend only when one is successful He is a fair-weather friend only and you can
feather a pass (hockey)
pass a puck accurately but softly Nilsson could feather a pass better than the other players.
feather in one
something to be proud of, an honor Winning the speech contest was a feather in his cap and we are very proud of him.
feather in your cap
(See a feather in your cap)
feather one
look after one
feather your nest
make a comfortable place, prepare your future place, nest egg Charles became a professor and began to feather his nest at the University of Manitoba.
gathering dust
not being used, sitting on a shelf, collecting dust That old coffee tray has been gathering dust for years.
get it all together
be in full control and possession of one
get it together
become organized, be effective I'll get it together this term. I'll improve my grades.
get together
come to visit, have you over We should get together at Easter. Would you like to visit us?
get your act together
become organized, get it together Bill is getting his act together. He's not late anymore.
get your head together
begin to think clearly, get your act together I need a holiday to get my head together - to think clearly again.
get your shit together
become organized, make a plan and follow it A counsellor can help you get your shit together. Talk to one.
grandfather clause
a written statement that protects an employee "They can't demote him; he has a grandfather clause."
grass is always greener on the other side
a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now He realized that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn
hang in (there)
persevere, don
hang in there
continue, persevere, be patient, keep on Hang in there until the doctor comes. He'll relieve your pain.
here and there
in various places, go to various places We went here and there during our holidays.
hi there
hello, hi Hi there. Do you know the way to Monterey?
hither and thither
in one direction and then in another He looked hither and thither when he discovered that he had lost his wallet.
horse feathers
lies, false stories, bull, a bunch of malarkey "When she told her dad she saw a ghost, he said, ""Horse feathers!"""
hot and bothered
upset, getting angry, ready to speak angrily You know that Dad gets hot and bothered when you stay out late.
in one ear and out the other
not listening, hearing but not paying attention "The kids don't listen to me; it's in one ear and out the other!"
in other words
say something in a different (usually more direct) way In other words if you don
it's a jungle out there
the world is dangerous, the world is cruel """Why can't I walk home alone?"" ""Because it's a jungle out there."""
keep body and soul together
keep alive, survive He has been working very hard to try and keep body and soul together after his illness.
knock me over with a feather
I was very surprised, I could not believe it, blow me down When she told me she was married to my ex-husband, you could have knocked me over with a feather.
like father, like son
sons are like their fathers, a chip off the old block This is Fred, and this is Fred, Jr. Like father, like son.
look the other way
try not to notice, turn the other way The officer saw the liquor, but he looked the other way.
lump together
put together, place in the same category They lumped us all together - young, old, rich, poor.
made for each other
be natural mates, be very compatible, soul mates Bob and Alice are made for each other. They're happily married.
Mother Nature
nature, natural forces and causes Mother Nature provided the basic foods: wild vegetables and water.
motherhood and apple pie
statements about mom and home etc. The audience wants news and facts, not motherhood and apple pie.
motherload
the largest amount, the main load They found a few nuggets of gold before they found the motherload.
necessity is the mother of invention
our needs cause us to invent devices, build a better mousetrap Do you think the invention of TV proves that necessity is the mother of invention?
neither fish nor fowl
something or someone that does not belong to a definite group I don
neither here nor there
not relevant to the thing being discussed, off the subject What you are saying is neither here nor there. We are talking about our plans to move this year - not 5 years in the future.
not all there
retarded, slow to learn, one brick short... Sometimes Vincent acts kind of strange - like he's not all there.
