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a babe in the woods
"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.
a good arm
the ability to throw a baseball or football Doug is short, but he has a good arm. He's an excellent passer.
a good egg
a good-natured person, a good head Everybody likes Marsha. She's a good egg.
a good head
"friendly, generous person; a good egg" Sean is a good head. He'll help at the food bank.
a good sport
a person who is fair and friendly What a good sport! You never complain, even when you lose.
against all odds
not likely to happen, a slim chance Against all odds - poor weather, student pilot - we landed safely.
at a good clip
fast, at a high speed When you passed us you were going at a pretty good clip.
at odds
in disagreement He has been at odds with his boss over the new sales territory.
babe in the woods
(See a babe in the woods)
bad blood
anger or a bad relationship due to past problems with someone There has always ben a lot of bad blood between the two supervisors.
blood from a stone
(See get blood from a stone)
blood is thicker than water
blood relationships are stronger than a marriage ceremony "When my wife supported her dad in a fight with me, I said, ""So blood is thicker than water."""
blood is up
excited, angry, ready to fight Kerry is friendly, but when his blood is up, he's dangerous.
blood money
money paid to the relative of a murdered person, dirty money The widow refused to take blood money from the men who murdered her husband.
blood runs cold
one is terrified or horrified My blood ran cold when I saw the man fall off the ladder.
bloody well
very truly, damn well He bloody well knows my name because I bloody well told him.
body language
body movements that show feelings Your body language tells me that you're tense. Please relax.
but good
completely, thoroughly, and how If somebody hurts her, she'll get revenge, but good!
COD
Cash On Delivery - used when a delivery person receives cash when they deliver something I decided to send away for some video cassettes and the company said that they would send them to me COD.
crocodile tears
a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn
curl up with a good book
sit down in a comfortable place and read a book On a cold and rainy day she likes to curl up with a good book.
damaged goods
abused, in poor condition One man described prostitutes as damaged goods.
deliver the goods
succeed in doing what is expected well He is the best manager that we have ever had. He knows how to deliver the goods.
did good
did well, did a good job, done good I watched you ride that horse - you did real good!
do someone good
be good or beneficial for someone It will do you good to go on a holiday.
dodge a bullet
avoid a failure or loss or injury "Kevin dodged a bullet. He got a ""D"" on the final exam."
done good
did well, performed well, did good "After watching the race, his dad said, ""You done good, Son."""
draft dodger
a person who runs away from military service American draft dodgers came to Canada in the 1970s.
draw blood
make someone bleed, get blood from someone The doctor decided to draw some blood from the patient to check up on his blood sugar level.
draw first blood
attack first, be first to hit or win The Jets drew first blood in the series, winning game one 5-4.
feeling good
a little bit drunk, buzzed, had a few After drinking a few beers Pat was feeling good.
flesh and blood
a close relative She is my own flesh and blood so of course I felt terrible when she got into trouble.
food for thought
ideas worth considering, interesting suggestions Your comments on Quebec have given me food for thought.
for good
forever, permanently Remember, a tattoo stays on your skin for good - forever.
for good measure
adding enough or a bit more than required For good measure, we added a a bottle of wine to the punch.
for goodness sake
for the good of everyone, please For goodness sake, don't drive so fast! The roads are icy.
frame of mind (good or bad)
one
get blood from a stone
do an impossible task, beat your head against... You'll get blood from a stone before you get money from Ed.
get good wood on
shoot the puck hard, hit the ball squarely Clark got good wood on that shot, but he missed the net.
get off a few good ones
tell a few jokes, say a few funny lines When Rob spoke at our wedding he got off a few good ones.
get off to a good start
begin with success, start with confidence In Math 201, it's important to get off to a good start.
get on my good side
(See on my good side)
get the goods on someone
find out true and often bad information about someone I think that I have finally got the goods on him and will have to talk to the police as soon as possible.
get wise to something/somebody
learn about something kept secret He finally got wise to the fact that they were stealing his money.
give off an odor
smell, have an odor After sitting in the sun, the dead fish gave off a strong odor.
give you odds
if I lose the bet, I pay you more money than you bet "I'll give you odds that Montreal will win. I'll bet $2; you bet $1."
go at a good clip
(See at a good clip)
go the way of the dodo
become extinct like the dodo bird, die off If we don't protect our language, it will go the way of the dodo.
god awful
ugly, shabby I won't wear that god-awful suit! It looks like a garbage bag!
God rest his soul
(See rest his soul)
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