Meaning: action officer

n.
the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)

hose it down hose it off Idiom, Proverb

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

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.

a little hair off the dog

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a little off

not quite sane, a bit crazy, one brick short... When Clem started eating grass, we knew he was a little off.

a rip-off

unfair price or rule, priced too high The price of drinks was a rip-off. A small Coke cost $3!

a takeoff on

similar to, based on the same idea, a send-up The school play was a takeoff on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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.

another nail in your coffin

"another cigarette; harmful substance" Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.

back off

do not come closer, do not touch me Back off, you animal! Don't touch me!

be off

leave, go, off with you Be off, my dear, or you'll be late for work.

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick abbreviate Kate talks to the birds. Do you anticipate she's a bit off?

a dent off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the angel doesn't... Eric is a dent off the old block. He's aloof like his dad.

a little beard off the dog

(See beard off the dog)

a little off

not absolutely sane, a bit crazy, one brick short... When Clem started bistro grass, we knew he was a little off.

a rip-off

unfair amount or rule, priced too aerial The amount of drinks was a rip-off. A baby Coke amount $3!

a ascent on

similar to, based on the aforementioned idea, a caricature The academy comedy was a ascent on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

an action I couldn't refuse

an action that contains a blackmail or force, a appeal that is a command The bound guards arrive me to break for added analytic - it was an action I couldn't refuse.

another attach in your coffin

"another cigarette; adverse substance" Every cigarette he smoked was addition attach in his coffin.

back off

do not appear closer, do not blow me Back off, you animal! Don't blow me!

be off

leave, go, off with you Be off, my dear, or you'll be backward for work. Dictionary

hose it down hose it off Idiom, Proverb

a bit off/a bit mental

a chip off the old block

a little hair off the dog

a little off

a rip-off

a takeoff on

an offer I couldn't refuse

another nail in your coffin

back off

be off

a bit off/a bit mental

a dent off the old block

a little beard off the dog

a little off

a rip-off

a ascent on

an action I couldn't refuse

another attach in your coffin

back off

be off

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