TCA Idiom
catcall
shouting disapproval or insults, heckling The catcalls from the audience caused the speaker to pause.
live out of a suitcase
stay away from your home with only the belongings in your suitcase I dislike this job because I am often on a business trip and must live out of my suitcase.
nutty as a fruitcake
very crazy The woman who lives next door to us is as nutty as a fruitcake.
sell like hotcakes
sell quickly, sell rapidly The tickets for the football game were selling like hotcakes when I inquired this morning.
Answers on a postcard
This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.
live out of a suitcase|live|out of a suitcase|suit
v. phr. To have no permanent residence or a permanent place to hang one's clothes.
When Jennifer accepted her new job, she had no idea that she would have to live out of a suitcase for six months.
nightcap
n. A good-night drink; a drink taken just before bedtime.
Let's have a nightcap and then go to sleep. Would you like to come up to my place for a nightcap?
nutty as a fruitcake|fruitcake|nutty
adj. phr.,
slang Very crazy; entirely mad.
He looked all right, as we watched him approach, but when he began to talk, we saw that he was as nutty as a fruitcake.
fruitcake
fruitcake see
nutty as a fruitcake.
hotcake
hotcake go /sell like hotcakes Informal To be disposed of quickly; be in great demand:
Programs for the championship game went like hotcakes.
suitcase
suitcase see
live out.