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aff Idiom

bafflegab

confusing statements, jargon, political language There was a lot of bafflegab in the speech, a lot of nonsense.

brain traffic

thoughts and information moving through the brain I wish I could turn off my mind when brain traffic is too heavy.

have an affair

see a lover who is not your spouse, fool around """Liz is having another affair."" ""Who is she seeing? Bart?"""

hit and run (traffic)

an accident in which the driver leaves the scene of the collision Was your car involved in a hit-and-run accident? Did you fail to stop after hitting someone?

traffic jam

traffic that is not moving, many vehicles on one road I was late for class because of a traffic jam. Honest!

affiliate member

gang associate; may wear the colors, exhibit tattoos and other symbols, and flash signs AF

all over the gaff

see all over the shop

baffies

slippers [Scottish use]

blow the gaff

to reveal a plot or secret

caff

a cafe

daffadown dilly

London Cockney rhyming slang for boots

gaffle

1. to harass; especially being "gaffled" by the police
2. to steal:"Go in, gaffle the money..." Eminem (Guilty Conscience)

gaffled

past tense of "to gaffle" The state of being messed up; a misfortunate condition

in the traffic

in the fast lane

waffler

waffler is a person who always switches from bi to straight every single time you turn around

tie traffic up

Idiom(s): tie traffic up

Theme: TRANSPORTATION

to cause road traffic to stop.
• If you tie traffic up for too long, you'll get a traffic ticket.
• Please don't stop on the roadway. It'll tie up traffic.

settle one's affairs

Idiom(s): settle one's affairs

Theme: MANAGE

to deal with one's business matters; to manage the business affairs of someone who can't.
• When my uncle died, I had to settle his affairs.
• I have to settle my affairs before going to Mexico for a year.

Go play in traffic

This is used as a way of telling someone to go away.

Plain as a pikestaff

(UK) If something is as plain as a pikestaff, it is very clear.

Separate the wheat from the chaff

When you separate the wheat from the chaff, you select what is useful or valuable and reject what is useless or worthless.

Traffucked

If you are traffucked, you are stuck in heavy traffic and get where you need to be.

blow the gaff|blow|gaff

v. phr. To open one's mouth to reveal a secret. When Al cheated on his wife, his younger brother blew the gaff on him.

have an affair with|affair|an affair|an affair wit

v. phr. To have a sexual relationship with someone, either before marriage or outside of one's marriage. Tow and Jane had a long and complex affair but they never got married.

love affair|affair|love

n. A friendship between lovers; a romance or courtship. The love affair of Bob and Jane went on for months. Harry had many love affairs, but he never married.

stand the gaff|gaff|stand

v. phr., informal To stand rough treatment; do well in spite of great physical or mental hardship. An athlete must learn to stand the gaff. No person running for office gets far unless he can stand the gaff.
Compare: HOLD OUT 2, STICK OUT 2.

affirmative

affirmative
in the affirmative
1) in assent or agreement with a plan, suggestion, etc.
2) with an affirmative answer; saying âyesâ

gaff

gaff
see stand the gaff.

giraffe

giraffe
the Giraffe
the constellation Camelopardalis

love affair

love affair
1) An intimate sexual relationship, as in They had a torrid love affair many years ago. This expression dates from about 1600, when it referred merely to the experiences connected with being in love. The current sense dates from the second half of the 1800s.
2) A strong enthusiasm, as in We can't ignore America's love affair with the automobile. [Mid-1900s]

separate wheat from chaff

separate wheat from chaff
Sort the valuable from the worthless, as in I hope we'll get a preview of the auction so we can separate the wheat from the chaff. This idiom alludes to the ancient practice of winnowing grain.

staff of life

staff of life
A staple or necessary food, especially bread. For example, Rice is the staff of life for a majority of the earth's people. This expression, which uses staff in the sense of “a support,” was first recorded in 1638.

stand the gaff

stand the gaff
Take severe criticism or other adversity in stride, as in If you can't stand the gaff, don't try running for office. [Slang; late 1800s]

More Idioms/Phrases

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