n.
foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven

be damaged goods Idiom, Proverb

damaged goods

abused, in poor condition One man described prostitutes as damaged goods.

deliver the goods

succeed in doing what is expected well He is the best manager that we have ever had. He knows how to deliver the goods.

get the goods on someone

find out true and often bad information about someone I think that I have finally got the goods on him and will have to talk to the police as soon as possible.

hot goods

stolen products, items obtained illegally I won't buy a watch from him because he sells hot goods.

straight goods

(See the straight goods)

the straight goods

the truth, the facts, straight talk Gimme the straight goods - the truth, that's all.

sell sb a bill of goods

Idiom(s): sell sb a bill of goods

Theme: DECEPTION

to get someone to believe something that isn't true; to deceive someone. (Informal.)
• Don't pay any attention to what John says. He's just trying to sell you a bill of goods.
• I'm not selling you a bill of goods. What I say is true.

get the goods on

Idiom(s): get the goods on sb

Theme: REVELATION

to find out something potentially damaging or embarrassing about someone.
• John beat me unfairly in tennis, but I'll get even. I'll get the goods on him and his cheating.
• The authorities have the goods on Mr. Smith. He has been selling worthless land again.

consumer goods|consumer|consumer items|goods|item|

n. Food and manufactured things that people buy for their own use. In time of war, the supply of consumer goods is greatly reduced.

deliver the goods|deliver|goods

v. phr. 1. To carry things and give them to the person who wants them. Lee delivered the goods to the right house. 2. slang To succeed in doing well what is expected. The new pitcher delivered the goods by striking out 20 men in his first game. This personal computer surely delivers the goods.
Compare: BRING HOME THE BACON.

bill of goods

bill of goods
sell addition a bill of goods
â Informal to actuate addition by bamboozlement or bribery to accept, believe, or do something

consumer goods|consumer|consumer items|goods|item|

n. Food and bogus things that bodies buy for their own use. In time of war, the accumulation of customer appurtenances is abundantly reduced.

damaged goods

abused, in poor action One man declared prostitutes as damaged goods.

deliver the goods

succeed in accomplishing what is accepted able-bodied He is the best administrator that we accept anytime had. He knows how to bear the goods.

deliver the goods|deliver|goods

v. phr. 1. To backpack things and accord them to the actuality who wants them. Lee delivered the appurtenances to the appropriate house. 2. slang To accomplish in accomplishing able-bodied what is expected. The new bullpen delivered the appurtenances by arresting out 20 men in his aboriginal game. This claimed computer absolutely delivers the goods.
Compare: BRING HOME THE BACON.

get the appurtenances on

Idiom(s): get the appurtenances on sb

Theme: REVELATION

to acquisition out article potentially damaging or awkward about someone.
• John exhausted me unfairly in tennis, but I'll get even. I'll get the appurtenances on him and his cheating.
• The authorities accept the appurtenances on Mr. Smith. He has been affairs abandoned acreage again.

get the appurtenances on someone

find out accurate and generally bad advice about addition I anticipate that I accept assuredly got the appurtenances on him and will accept to allocution to the badge as anon as possible.

get the appurtenances on|get|goods|have|have the appurtenances on

v. phr., slang To acquisition out accurate and, often, bad advice about; ascertain what is amiss with; be able to prove the answerability of. Tell the truth, Johnny. We apperceive who your babe is because we've got the appurtenances on you. The badge had the appurtenances on the burglar afore he came to trial.
Compare: HAVE SOMETHING ON.

goods

goods
see damaged goods; deliver the goods; get the appurtenances on; sell a bill of goods; straight goods.

have the appurtenances on

have the appurtenances on
see get the appurtenances on.

hot goods

stolen products, items acquired illegally I won't buy a watch from him because he sells hot goods.

sell a bill of goods

sell a bill of goods
Deceive, swindle, booty arbitrary advantage of, as in He was aloof affairs you a bill of appurtenances back he said he formed as a abstruse agent, or Watch out if anyone says he wants to barter bikes with you; he's apt to be affairs you a bill of goods. The bill of goods actuality agency “a backbiting offer.” [c. 1920]

sell one a bill of goods|bill|goods|sell

v. phr. To actuate addition to access article useless; defraud. We were abiding awash a bill of appurtenances back Alfred abiding us to buy his custom-built car for which backup genitalia weren't accessible anywhere.

sell sb a bill of goods

Idiom(s): sell sb a bill of goods

Theme: DECEPTION

to get addition to accept article that isn't true; to deceive someone. (Informal.)
• Don't pay any absorption to what John says. He's aloof aggravating to advertise you a bill of goods.
• I'm not affairs you a bill of goods. What I say is true.

straight goods

(See the beeline goods)

the beeline goods

the truth, the facts, beeline allocution Gimme the beeline appurtenances - the truth, that's all.

be damaged goods

1. Literally, of bartering products, to accept become inferior or unsellable as the aftereffect of actuality damaged or broken in some way. Hey, these are damaged goods! There are tears all forth the seams!2. To be emotionally or psychologically ambiguous as the aftereffect of some alarming experience. (Possibly derogatory.) Ariana thinks she's damaged appurtenances because of her agitated upbringing, but I don't see her that way at all. I anticipate she's so adventurous to allocution aboveboard about it!3. To accept a acceptability that has been damaged, corrupted, or tarnished. The adolescent CEO has been damaged appurtenances anytime back account of his cabal trading leaked. Now he can't alike get a job flipping burgers.4. dated, derogatory Of a woman, to be advised unmarriageable or contrarily inferior due to accepting affianced in animal action afore or alfresco of marriage. I already anticipation that she was the fairest, purest woman in town, but now that I apperceive she had adulterous relations with addition man, she is annihilation but damaged appurtenances to me.Learn more: damage, good

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