Meaning:
adobe brick 
n.
sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
ick Idiom, Proverb
a bone to pick
something to argue about, a matter to discuss "Joe sounded angry when he said, ""I have a bone to pick with you."""
a brick
a dependable person, a friend who always helps Parveen helped me get through my divorce. She's a real brick!
a brick short
(See one brick short of a full load)
a chicken in every pot
enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.
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 hot ticket
a popular item, a product that people want Anything with James Dean's picture on it is a hot ticket.
a lick and a promise
a hasty plan, a promise made without much thought If you get married on a lick and a a promise, you may need a lot of good luck.
a pick-me-up
something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.
a quick study
someone who learns new things quickly and easily.
a quickie
a quick game or visit, a short time of play I love to play chess. Do we have time for a quickie before dinner?
a sick building
a building with polluted air or insufficient oxygen This is a sick building. The air contains toxic fumes.
bag of tricks
"skills, methods, plans; devices to entertain" You need a large bag of tricks to teach the Grade 8 class.
better than a kick in the ass
better than punishment, not as bad as it could be, don't knock it "When I told him we had won $10 in the Lotto, he said, ""It's better than a kick in the ass."""
blood is thicker than water
blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""
bone to pick
(See a bone to pick with you)
brick
(See a brick)
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
carrot and stick
promising to reward or punish someone at the same time The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.
cherrypicker (hockey)
a player who waits at center ice for a pass Our coach told us about the cherrypicker on the other team.
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)
click in
become aware, realize, dawn on, hit me It didn't click in that he was hurt until I saw the blood on his shirt.
come down on like a ton of bricks
reprove, punish harshly """Whenever I make the slightest mistake, my boss comes down on me like a ton of bricks."""
cotton-picking
thieving, doggone, flipping, ruddy Get your cotton-pickin' fingers off that bike! Don't touch it!
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."
cut me to the quick
hurt me, cause me to feel sad I was hurt when she called me a cow. She cut me to the quick.
dead-eye Dick
a person who can shoot accurately We call him Dead-eye Dick. He can shoot the dot off an i.
dick
penis, dink, dork, hoo-haw With all these winter clothes on, I can't find my dick.
dipstick
a person who seems to be stupid, dimwit When Todd is nervous, he acts like a dipstick - like a fool.
do the trick
work well, achieve a good result I think the new piece of equipment should do the trick and solve the problem.
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... ."""
easy pickings
an easy task or job, a piece of cake It was a multiple-choice test - easy pickings if you studied.
every Tom, Dick and Harry
the average person He said he is not the same as every Tom, Dick and Harry.
every trick in the book
every method or device, every way of doing it If you want to find boys, Keiko knows every trick in the book.
fickle finger of fate
(See the fickle finger of fate)
fiddlesticks
oh no, darn, nuts, rats, shucks Fiddlesticks! I forgot to get the mail!
for kicks
for fun, for enjoyment """What do you guys do for kicks?"" ""I play computer games."""
fucked by the fickle finger of fate
"feel that luck is against you; cheated by fate" A flood ruined my business. I was fucked by the fickle finger of fate.
get a kick out of
enjoy I think that my father got a kick out of seeing his old school friend.
get a kick out of something
find something amusing.
get a ticket
receive a note stating you parked or drove illegally If you park your car on the sidewalk, you'll get a ticket.
get my kicks
get my enjoyment, have my fun I get my kicks from coaching kids' teams. I enjoy doing that.