Meaning:
14 july 
n.
a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789
UL Idiom, Proverb
a bull in a China shop
"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.
a few bricks short of a full load
not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.
a full house (cards)
a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.
a full plate
a busy schedule, a lot to do Nancy has a full plate these days. She has two jobs and three kids.
a handful
a child who is difficult to manage Jason is not easy to manage. He is a real handful for his mother.
a regular guy
an average man, a good guy David? Well, he's honest and easy to live with - a regular guy.
a snootful
a lot to smell or drink, get wind of When the coyotes get a snootful of our campfire, they'll run.
add insult to injury
add another negative, make it worse, put your foot in it If you say his answer is wrong, and then say he can't understand, you've added insult to injury.
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
do not work too long, take time for recreation, take time to smell... When I picked up my overtime cheque, Karen reminded me that All work and no play... .
an earful
a lecture, a scolding, a bawling out If Mom catches you smoking, you'll get an earful.
an offer I couldn't refuse
an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.
as a rule
usually, as a habit As a rule I usually get up at 7:00 AM every morning.
as luck would have it
as luck is sometimes good and sometimes bad By the time we arrived, as luck would have it, the fight was over.
at fault
be responsible or to blame for something The truck driver was at fault in the terrible accident.
bare your soul
tell the public about your private experiences To write a good novel, you may have to bare your soul.
bend the rules
change the rules to help, look the other way Ed won't accept late reports. He won't bend the rules.
bite the bullet
try harder, be tougher "Bite the bullet during exam week. Don't party; just study."
break the law/rules
not obey the law, commit a crime If you rob a store, you are breaking the law.
bull/bullshit/BS
a story that is not all true, balderdash His explanation is a lot of bull. Don't believe it.
bull-headed
" stubborn; inflexible."
bull in a China shop
(See a bull in a China shop)
bully for you
you were lucky, good for you "When I beat Ed at cribbage, he says, ""Bully for you!"""
butter wouldn't melt in his mouth
he is very calm and clear, he is a smooth talker When he's talking to voters, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
calculated risk
an action that may fail but has a good chance to succeed They took a calculated risk when they introduced the new computer screen onto the market.
chip on his shoulder
in a fighting mood, looking for a fight Ron has a chip on his shoulder. He's arguing with everybody.
chock full
very full, full to the top, plump full The truck was chock full of paper to be recycled.
circular file
garbage can or wastebasket, file 13 A lot of memos go in the circular file. They're garbage.
cock and bull
nonsense, bull, BS Don't believe that cock-and-bull story about Bigfoot.
cold shoulder
(See give you the cold shoulder)
come full circle
arrive at the place where you began """Let's ask the teacher, okay?"""
couldn't believe my ears
(See can't believe my ears)
discombobulate
upset, excite, agitate That whistle discombobulates my dog. He barks and howls.
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."""
dodge a bullet
avoid a failure or loss or injury "Kevin dodged a bullet. He got a ""D"" on the final exam."
earful
scolding, a lot of information (often critical) He really gave his daughter an earful when she came home late.
find fault
look for faults and mistakes, criticize I don't want to be around a guy who is always finding fault.
find fault with
criticize He is always finding fault with everything that I do.
follow the rules
read the rules and do what they say, toe the line If everybody follows the rules, we'll have fewer accidents.
foul up
ruin or spoil by stupid mistake, go wrong There was a problem with our tickets so our plans were all fouled up.
full blast
as loud as possible, pull out all the stops When we got home, the kids had the stereo on full blast.
full blown
all the symptoms, every sign It often takes years for the virus to develop into full-blown AIDS.
full-fledged
complete, having everything that is needed to be something She became a full-fledged nurse before she went to Saudi Arabia to work for a year.
full of beans
in high spirits, energetic She seems to be full of beans today. She must be excited about something.
full of herself
impressed with her own work, too proud of herself The actor was proud - too full of himself - during the interview.
full of it
full of lies, full of shit, full of BS You're full of it if you think I took that watch. I am not a thief.
full of piss and vinegar
lively, full of energy That little kid is full of piss and vinegar. He won't sit still.
full out
as fast as you can go, flat out, full tilt He was skating full out, but he couldn't catch Messier.
full plate
(See a full plate)
full steam ahead
as much power as we have, full throttle "I told the Captain about the ice, but he said, ""Full steam ahead!"""
full strength
not weakened or diluted, straight up Did John Wayne drink bourbon full strength? Without water?