a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
stuff Idiom, Proverb
and stuff
and other things or activities, et cetera We were watchin' TV an' stuff, just hangin' out.
funny stuff
tricks, pranks, monkey business """No more funny stuff,"" said the principal as we left his office."
greasy kid's stuff
heavy hair dressing, thick hair oil None of that greasy kid's stuff on my hair. I use a natural product.
green stuff
dollars, money, lettuce, moola In those days we had plenty of green stuff, so I bought a Lexus.
hard stuff
(See hard liquor)
hot stuff
very popular person, very sexy person When Arlana was in high school she was hot stuff - very sexy!
know your stuff
know a lot, know facts, have the answers In calculus, Tara knows her stuff. She can solve difficult problems.
show your stuff
do your best, show what you can do When it's your turn to dance, show your stuff. Impress them!
stuff it
put it away, forget it, shove it I don't want her money. She can stuff it!
stuffed shirt
a person who is too rigid or too formal He is a stuffed shirt and I never feel comfortable to try and talk with him.
the right stuff
"effective skills; the right words or actions" Harry is persuasive. He has the right stuff to become a salesman.
bit of stuff
a secually desirable person or persons
stuff up
press tightly into 塞满;塞紧 We had to stuff the ventilator shafts up to stop the smoke entering the room.为了阻止烟进入室内,我们只好把通风道堵起来。 I've got a bad cold and my nose is terribly stuffed up.我得了重感冒,鼻子塞得很厉害。
stuff the ballot box
Idiom(s): stuff the ballot box
Theme: VOTING
to put fraudulent ballots into a ballot box; to cheat in counting the votes in an election. • The election judge was caught stuffing the ballot box in the election yesterday. • Election officials are supposed to guard against stuffing the ballot box.
stuff and nonsense
Idiom(s): stuff and nonsense
Theme: NONSENSE
nonsense. (Informal. Fixed order.) • Come on! Don't give me all that stuff and nonsense! • I don't understand this book. It's all stuff and nonsense as far as I am concerned.
know one's stuff
Idiom(s): know one's stuff AND know one's onions
Theme: KNOWLEDGE
to know what one is expected to know. (Informal or slang.) • I know my stuff. I can do my job. • She can't handle the assignment. She doesn't know her onions.
kid stuff
Idiom(s): kid stuff
Theme: EASY
a very easy task. (Informal.) • Climbing that hill is kid stuff • Driving an automatic car is kid stuff
beat the stuffing out of beat the tar out of whale
Idiom(s): beat the living daylights out of sb AND beat the stuffing out of sb beat the tar out of sb whale the tar out of sb
Theme: ATTACK
to beat or spank someone, probably a child. (Folksy.) • If you do that again, I'll beat the living daylights out of you. • The last time Bobby put the cat in the refrigerator, his mother beat the living daylights out of him. • If you continue to act that way, I'll beat the tar out of you. • He wouldn't stop, so I beat the stuffing out of him. • He threatened to whale the tar out of each of them.
Don't sweat the small stuff
(USA) This is used to tell people not to worry about trivial or unimportant issues.
Stuffed to the gills
If someone is stuffed to the gills, they have eaten a lot and are very full.
strut your stuff
enjoy dancing: "Look at him strut his stuff. Who does he think he is? John Travolta?"
fluff stuff|fluff|stuff
n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Snow. We can expect some fluff stuff this afternoon.
hot stuff|hot|stuff
n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Coffee. Let's stop and get some hot stuff.
know one's stuff|know|stuff
To have experience and skill in an activity. Before trying to make any pottery, it is better to get advice from someone who knows his stuff in ceramics. Compare: DRY BEHIND THE EARS.
stash bag|bag|stash|stuff|stuff bag
n., slang, informal 1. A small bag containing marijuana cigarettes or the ingredients for making them. The police are holding John because they found a stash bag full of the stuff on him. 2. Any small bag resembling a stash bag used for small personal items such as lipstick, driver's license, etc. Do you have any room for my keys in your stash bag?
stuff and nonsense|nonsense|stuff
n. Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense. Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuff and nonsense. Often used as an interjection. When Jane said she was too sick to go to school, her mother answered, "Stuff and nonsense! I know there's a test today."
stuff the ballot box|ballot|ballot box|box|stuff
v. phr. To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. It is a crime to stuff the ballot box. -
stuffed shirt|shirt|stuffed
n. phr. A pretentious bore; a pompous, empty person. I think that Howard is a terrible stuffed shirt with no sense of humor.
stuffed up|stuffed
adj. phr. Impeded; blocked. Our kitchen sink is all stuffed up so I have to call the plumber.
get stuffed
get stuffed An only slightly politer version of fuck you. For example, When the taxi cut in front of him, he yelled at the driver, “Get stuffed!” [Vulgar slang; mid-1900s]
strut one's stuff Behave or perform in an ostentatious manner, show off, as in The skaters were out, strutting their stuff. This expression uses strut in the sense of “display in order to impress others.” [Slang; first half of 1900s]
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