n.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

get the old heave ho Idiom, Proverb

a big shot

an important person, a boss, a big wheel On payday he spends money like a big shot, buying drinks for all.

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

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 ghost of a chance

a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn't have a ghost of a chance. It's too slow!

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hollow leg

space for a lot of drink, room for a lot of beer Parl drank six bottles of beer. He must have a hollow leg!

a holy pile

a lot, very much, tons To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.

a hoot

a time of laughter, a good time, a riot Last night we went to Maude's party. It was a hoot.

get the old heave-ho

To be absolved or rejected. "Heave-ho" refers to the accurate appropriation and casting of an object; in this sense, it is acclimated metaphorically. I can't accept I got the old heave-ho afterwards bristles years on the job! A: "Did you apprehend that Liz bankrupt up with Dan?" B: "Wow, I never accepted him to get the old heave-ho!"Learn more: get, old

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a hassle a head start a heavy day a helping hand a hill of beans a hit a hollow leg a holy pile a hoot a horse of a different color a horse's ass a hot hand a hot number a hot potato a hot ticket a hot topic a hotdog get the jump on (someone or something) get the kinks ironed out get the kinks out get the knack of get the knife into someone get the lead out get the lead out of (one's) feet get the lead out of (one's) pants get the lead out of one's feet Get the lead out! get the low-down get the lowdown (on someone or something) get the measure of get the measure of (someone or something) get the memo get the message Get the message? get the messages get the most out of get the most out of (someone or something) get the munchies get the needle get the nerve up (to do something) get the nod get the OK get the old heave-ho get the once-over get the party started get the picture Get the picture? get the pluck up (to do something) get the point get the push get the royal treatment get the run of (some place) get the runaround get the sack get the shaft get the shakes get the shit kicked out of (one) get the shit knocked out of (one) get the shivers get the shock of (one's) life get the short end get the short end of the stick get the shove get the show on the road get the silent treatment get the sniffles get the snuffles get the spunk up