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abrakadabra

Ada Idiom

Canada goose

getting goosed in Canada by a Canadian """There,"" he said. ""Now you've had your Canada goose."""

don't know him from Adam

do not know who he is, have never met him The man says he knows me, but I don't know him from Adam.

nada

nothing, none, zero, zip """How much for the baseball cap?"" ""Nada - it was free."""

splitting headache

a severe headache I have been suffering from a splitting headache all morning.

a-headafternoon

a heavy user of amphetamines

Adam and Eve

to believe. Cockney rhyming slang

Badaud

(interj) (pronounced: bah-daw-d) used to describe an incident, attitude or situation that is unbelievable, unspeakable. It is used to express disbelief or to avoid talking about a certain topic or subject that makes one feel uncomfortable or irritated:"You flunked that test?! Badaud!"

camarada

friend

yada

et cetera: "We went to the mall, saw some friends, yada yada yada, the usual stuff"

not know sb from Adam

Idiom(s): not know sb from Adam

Theme: IDENTIFICATION

not to know someone at all.
• I wouldn't recognize John if I saw him. I don't know him from Adam.
• What does she look like? I don't know her from Adam.

Adam's apple

The Adam's apple is a bulge in the throat, mostly seen in men.

Under the radar

If something slips under the radar, it isn't detected or noticed.

Upsadaisy!|Upsee-daisy!|Upsy-daisy!

adv. phr.

A popular exclamation used when just about anything is lifted, particularly a small child raised to his or her highchair or bed. "Upsee-daisy!" the nurse said with a smile on her face, as she lifted the baby from its bed.

not to know one from Adam|Adam|know

v. phr. To not know a person; be unable to recognize someone. I have no idea who that guy is that Jane just walked in with; I don't know him from Adam.

Adam

Adam
see not know someone from Adam.

big enchilada

big enchilada
see under big cheese.

enchilada

enchilada
see big cheese; whole ball of wax, the.

know from Adam

know from Adam
see not know someone from Adam.

not know someone from Adam

not know someone from Adam
Be unable to recognize someone, as in Although I have worked here for two months, I've never seen the department head; I wouldn't know her from Adam. This term refers to the biblical story about the world's first human being. As at least one writer has pointed out, differentiating someone from Adam makes little sense since he had no name and wore only a fig leaf. [Mid-1800s]

old as Adam

old as Adam
Also, old as the hills. Ancient, as in He must be as old as Adam by now, or That joke is as old as the hills. The first term, alluding to the first human created by God, according to the Bible, was first recorded only in 1867. The variant, referring to geological time (when mountains were created), dates from about 1800.