Meaning: albers-schonberg disease

n.
an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated

NB Idiom, Proverb

a barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.

barnburner

(See a barnburner)

chasing rainbows

trying to achieve an impossible goal Many young actors are chasing rainbows - hoping for fame.

greenback

American dollar, money, buck If we're going to Vegas, we need our pockets full of greenbacks.

NB

Nota Bene - Latin for take notice or note well Our teacher told us to memorize the information in our text that is marked NB.

over the rainbow

eccentric, weird, a bit off, spinny Aunt Freda? She's been over the rainbow for years, poor lady.

brainbox

1. the head, the skull
2. a crash helmet

bloody but unbowed

Idiom(s): bloody but unbowed

Theme: DETERMINATION

[one's head] showing signs of a struggle, but not bowed in defeat. (Fixed order.)
• Liz emerged from the struggle, her head bloody but unbowed.
• We are bloody but unbowed and will fight to the last.

Chase rainbows

If someone chases rainbows, they try to do something that they will never achieve.

Gunboat diplomacy

If a nation conducts its diplomatic relations by threatening military action to get what it wants, it is using gunboat diplomacy.

sunbelt

n., informal A portion of the southern United States where the winter is very mild in comparison to other states. The Simpsons left Chicago for the sunbelt because of Jeff's rheumatism.

unbosom oneself|oneself|unbosom

v. phr. To confess one's personal thoughts or feelings; disclose private information to a confidante. Once she was at home with her mother, she unbosomed herself of all her troubles.

unbosom

unbosom
unbosom oneself
to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.