Meaning: abrachia

n.
the condition of having no arms

chi 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 chicken in every pot

enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.

a chin wag

a conversation, a visit The grandmothers were talking happily - having a chin wag.

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

Achilles' heel

a weakness, a vulnerable place Jewelry is my Achilles' heel. I buy too much jewelry.

all the tea in China

(See not for all the tea in China)

bull in a China shop

(See a bull in a China shop)

chick

girl, woman "We were waiting for the bus, and this chick says, ""Hi, boys."""

chick flick

film for women, movie about a woman or women Steel Magnolias is a chick flick about life in the southern US.

chicken

afraid, scared, yellow When it comes to heights, I'm chicken. I'm scared.

chicken (adjective or noun)

cowardly.

chicken feed

a small sum of money The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.

chicken in every pot

(See a chicken in every pot)

chicken-livered

cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.

chicken out

stop doing something because of fear He was going to come with us but he chickened out at the last moment.

chickens come home to roost

we cannot escape the consequences of our actions We soon discover that lies return to their owner, just as chickens come home to roost.

chickenshit

(See chicken)

chief cook and bottle washer

manager, supervisor Hal is the chief cook and bottle washer for our school supper.

chill out

pause to gain control of your emotions, cool off I think you should chill out before you see the supervisor.

chin wag

(See a chin wag)

chintzy

unwilling to spend, cheap, tight Don't be so chintzy with your time. Volunteer to visit seniors.

chip in

contribute money or pay jointly Everyone in our company chipped in some money to buy a wedding present for our boss.

chip off the old block

(See a chip off the old block)

chip on his shoulder

in a fighting mood, looking for a fight Ron has a chip on his shoulder. He's arguing with everybody.

chips are down

(See when the chips are down)

count your chickens before they hatch

depend heavily on plans, spend money that you have not received "Politicians have learned not to ""count their chickens"" before the election."

don't count your chickens before they hatch

do not expect all plans to be successful, wait until you get the final results """Look at the sales I'm going to make this month - over 50!"" ""Don't count your chickens... ."""

for all the tea in China

(See not for all the tea in China)

itching palm

a wish for money, greed The guard at the border crossing has an itching palm so be careful of him.

let the chips fall where they may

don

monkey wrenching

trying to ruin a project, sabotaging, throw a monkey wrench into... The members of Green Peace were accused of monkey wrenching the whale hunt. They tried to stop it.

not for all the tea in China

"no; never; not if you gave me all the tea in China" """Would you like to live in space?"" ""No. Not for all the tea in China!"""

some chick

beautiful chick, great woman Gloria is some chick! Will you introduce me to her?

spring chicken

a young person (usually negative) She is no spring chicken. She is almost 96 years old.

stretching it

saying it was bigger or better than it was To say the mosquitoes are as big as starlings is stretching it.

take it on the chin

be badly beaten or hurt, get into trouble He was forced to take it on the chin when he got into the fight with the man at the store.

take the chill off

make the room warmer, start the furnace/fireplace An electric heater will take the chill off in the evening.

that's stretching it

that is adding to the story, stretching it Did he say there were fifty flying saucers? That's stretching it.

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

up to the chin in

very busy with, working hard at, having very much or many of She has been up to her chin all morning in work to try and get ready for the party.

when the chips are down

when the right decision must be made, when you must win When the chips are down - when we are losing - we play better. We need to be challenged.

arching for it

(like a cat on heat) a term sometimes used to describe a young lady who is sexually fired up

Bolivian marching powder

cocaine

buffalo chick

fat female

chib

1. a knife or blade; from the Romany chiv, or chive, meaning knife
2. to slash, stab or cut off
3. to smash someone on the face with a bottle and slash with the broken shards

chiba monkey

a derogatory term for a frat boy; a carbon-cutout;"The dance was full of chiba monkeys so it was wack"

chickadee

a girl; a close friend;"She's my chickadee"

chicken pie

an endearment, like sweetheart;"Chicken pie, wanna have lunch with me?"

chickenhead

1. any dumb person (usually refers to women unfortunately) who clucks (speaks) alot, and walks around aimlessly or without purpose (like a chicken with its head cut off)"Give me all the chickenheads from Pasadena to Medina, let B.I.G. get in between ya" - Total featuring the B.I.G. (Can't you see [1995])
2. a derogatory term used when referring to a person who performs oral sex on males."He met a chickenhead at the bar and they went back to his crib"
3. crack addict, because many will perform oral sex to get free crack or money. Repeatedly referred to in "Do or die", a book about the conflict between the Crips and the Bloods in South Central.
4. an ugly person or group of ugly people. (Usually used in reference to girls who think they look good;"She thinks she's all that but she's nothin' but a chickenhead"
5. a person (usually female) who acts in a disrespectful way and is very easy, has no respect for herself as well as her b

chief

someone who acts hard and reckons themselves and is someone you don't like. Someone who bigs themself up too much;"He thinks he's the chief but he's nobody"