OTL Idiome

footloose and fancy free

carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!

potlicker

a little person, a small competitor George - that potlicker! I can beat him with my little finger!

Aristotle

Rhyming Slang. This is a complex one. The meaning of the term "Aris" is "arse" This derives from 'Aristotle' = "bottle" and "bottle" is short for the Rhyming Slang term "bottle and glass" = "arse"

bootleg

illegal or unfair:"That test was totally bootleg"

steal the show/spotlight

attract attention away from sb．or sth．that people should be watching抢镜头；引起注意力
She was on the stage for only a few minutes，bat I thought she stole the show．她仅出场几分钟，不过我认为她抢先出了风头。
Just as the speaker began，a little dog ran up the aisle，and stole the spotlight from him．正当演说者开始演说时，一只小狗跑上通道，把人们的注意力吸引了过去。

steal the spotlight

footloose and fancy-free

Idiom(s): footloose and fancy-free

Theme: CAREFREE

without responsibilities or commitments. (Fixed order.)
• All the rest of them have wives, but John is footloose and fancy-free.
• Mary never stays long in any job. She likes being footloose and fancy-free.

in the spotlight

Idiom(s): in the limelight AND in the spotlight

Theme: ATTENTION

at the center of attention. (Limelight refers to an obsolete type of spotlight, and the word occurs only in this phrase.)
• John will do almost anything to get himself into the limelight.
• I love being in the spotlight.
• All elected officials spend a lot of time in the limelight.

covered-dish supper|covered-dish|potluck|potluck s

A meal to which each guest brings a share of the food. Dolly made a chicken casserole for the covered-dish supper.

footloose and fancy-free|fancy-free|footloose

adj. phr. Free and free to do what one wants (said of unmarried men). Ron is a merry bachelor and seems to enjoy greatly being footloose and fancy-free.

in the spotlight|spotlight

adv. phr. In the center of attention, with everybody watching what one is doing. It must be difficult for the President to be in the spotlight wherever he goes.
Compare: IN THE LIMELIGHT.

steal the spotlight|spotlight|steal

v. phr. To attract attention away from a person or thing that people should be watching. When the maid walked on the stage and tripped over a rug, she stole the spotlight from the leading players. Just as the speaker began, a little dog ran up the aisle, and stole the spotlight from him.

take potluck|potluck|take

v. phr. To share as a guest an everyday meal without special preparation. You are welcome to stay for dinner if you will take potluck. They were about to have lunch when he phoned and they asked him to take potluck with them.

footlights

footlights
the footlights
the theater, or acting as a profession

potluck

potluck
see take potluck.

spotlight

spotlight
see in the limelight; steal the show.

take potluck

take potluck
Come to eat whatever happens to be served; also, take one's chances. For example, You're welcome to join us for supper but you'll have to take potluck, or When the flight was canceled, passengers had to take potluck on other airlines. This idiom alludes to accepting whatever happens to be in the cooking pot. [Second half of 1700s]