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Expression
Get down off your high horse.
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Where learned: Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; Expression ; HORSE ; Language ; Saying ; Snobbery
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
"To fly off the handle" means to lose your temper.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): Expression ; Fly ; Handle ; Language ; Lose ; Saying ; TEMPER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
Once in a blue moon.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): Blue ; Expression ; Language ; METAPHOR ; MOON ; Rarely ; Saying ; SIMILE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
"Wet behind the ears" means inexperienced
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): EARS ; EUPHEMISM ; Expression ; Inexperienced ; Language ; Newcomer ; Rookie ; Saying ; Wet
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
"go off half-cocked" means to do something on impulse
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): Expression ; Half-cocked ; Heated ; Impulse ; Language ; Saying ; TEMPER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
To beat the tar out of someone means to beat them up
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): Beat ; EUPHEMISM ; Expression ; Injure ; Language ; Saying ; Tar ; VIOLENCE
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
Rob Peter to pay Paul
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Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): BIBLICAL ; Expression ; Language ; Make Ends Meet ; Paul ; Peter ; Saying
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Expression
To Feather Your Nest means to make your life comfortable.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): Comfortable ; Expression ; Feather ; Language ; LIFE ; Nest ; SLANG
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Expression
Paint the town red, or, go out on the town.
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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ; Shearer, Alan
Keyword(s): COLOR ; Entertainment ; Expression ; Language ; Out ; Paint ; Red ; Saying ; Term ; Town
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |