inne Idiom, Proverb

ears pinned back

told to behave, disciplined The rowdy kid needs his ears pinned back. Tell him to behave.

winner take all

the winner of the game gets all the money "Bert said, ""Let's play one more game of poker, winner take all."""

divulge dinner

to vomit

thin-skinned

Idiom(s): thin-skinned

Theme: SENSITIVE

easily upset or hurt; sensitive.
• You'll have to handle Mary's mother carefully. She's very thin-skinned.
• Jane weeps easily when people tease her. She's too thin-skinned.

thick-skinned

Idiom(s): thick-skinned

Theme: FEELING - LACKING

not easily upset or hurt; insensitive.
• Tom won't worry about your insults. He's completely thick-skinned.
• Jane's so thick-skinned she didn't realize Fred was being rude to her.

Breadwinner

Used to describe the person that earns the most money. For example - She's the breadwinner in the family.

Dog's dinner

Something that is a dog's dinner is a real mess.

Quitters never win; winners never quit

If you quit you will never get what you want, but if you keep trying you will find a way to get what you want. ('Quitters never win, winners never quit, but those who never win and never quit are idiots' is a variation accredited to Larry Kersten)

Winner takes all

If everything goes to the winner, as in an election, the winner takes all.

more than you've had hot dinners

an expression to mean that you've had a lot of something: "I've had more jobs than you've had hot dinners!"

inner city|city|inner

n., colloquial Densely populated neighborhoods in large metropolitan areas inhabited by low income families usually of minority backgrounds, such as Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, or African Americans; characterized by slums and government-owned high rises. Joe comes from the inner city he may need help with his reading.

beginner's luck

beginner's luck
Good fortune in a first attempt or effort, as in I often use a brand-new recipe for a dinner party; I trust beginner's luck. [Late 1800s]

more sinned against than sinning

more sinned against than sinning
Less guilty than those who have injured one, as in It's true she took the money but they did owe her quite a bit—in a way she's more sinned against than sinning. This expression comes from Shakespeare's King Lear (3:2), where the King, on the heath during a storm, so describes his plight.