My Mini-Dictionary

Nobody is above lying.

His family is torn apart over silly

matters.

I am accustomed to the red tape.

It's an April's fool.

He doesn't know his arse from his elbow.

The frost has frozen my ass off.

I'm ballooned .
I 'm not taking the bait .

Let's go somewhere off the beaten !track

He blew a fuse.

He blew a gasket.

I got a ! booboo

He was sent to a booby hatch

The boogieman's coming. -

What's the bottom ?line

Stop pushing my ! bottom

 I hit the rock bottom .

Boys will be boys.

I bow to nobody in my love for her .

These gals are brats .

Stop bringing me down!

Don't bullshit me!

He's a bum .

But me no buts!

I 'm not buying the whole package

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 Buzz off ! ( )

He's a chatter box. -

He's always ogling chicks

You're carrying coal to Newcastle.

Corny radio programmes

Count to ten before you do anything rash!

He's a hard nut to crack . -

He crapped on himself.
 This film gives me the creeps.

Cross : my heart,

\! I didn't do it

He's a dame-hunter .

You can dig in . It's for free.

Do !your worst

All his efforts went down the drain.

Drop dead ! Both of you

He's a dropout .
 You're sucking\milking me dry .

Fuddy- duddy

They want to eat the cake and the crumbs.

He's easygoing .

The feud !goes up

You are ! fickle

|?|Fie ! !on you

 I call a flake a flake.

I'm flat about that.

Get on with it !

He's an old geezer

She's gloating over\about us.

He gobbles like an ogre.

Everything got messed up in here.

He had me busted.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry

Heads or tails!

You've hit the nail on the head !

You look like hell !

He hit on her.

Give your sock a hitch !

Hold your horses!

Hold it!
 This kid is an imp .

Are you in ?

He's in the pink.

The case is full of ins and outs

He's inside . -

Into !the bargain

He's a big jabber .

He looks like a jackass .

He's a jailbird .
 He's a jerk .

He did it in a jiffy .

Just the ! job

Go and jump !into the sea

He's a junkie .

His car is a Junker .

keep !)your eyes peeled (for

Keep !your head

 Keep your shirt on!

keep yourself to yourself. -

He got so keyed up before the exam that

he got ill.

I don't know if I was coming or going.

He's leading a dog's life.

We left no stone unturned.

Let's cut the funny stuff!

Don't stoop to their level .

Like water off a duck's back.

They are like two peas in a pod.

She's on medication. That makes her loopy .

You lost me! -

Love me , love my dog!

He's so low .

She's a big manipulator of her hubby.

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Stop messing around!

It's a miasmatic atmosphere in here.

He's got money to burn.

Stop the monkey business!

More power to your elbow!

I can't understand his mumbo jumbo .

Stop nagging !

In fishing, patience is the name of the

 game.

I'm up to my neck in debt.

on pins and needles

My nerves will crack.

Give him a ! nudge

He's nuts .

To put it in a nutshell ,

our attic is full of odds and ends.

Oil !his palm

 I'm on it.

What do you have on me?

You're a quick one .

We can't make an omelet without breaking

eggs.

Oops !

The power's out .

Out with it!

I outed you !

He's a night owl . -

 I pass . =

A penny for your thoughts! .

Perish the thought that Donald's got cancer.

He pissed his life away.

Stop picking on me!

Play it cool!

He's a plucky guy.

She's a couch potato .

He's fond of watching pornoes .



He got the booby prize . -

Push !off

He pushed up the daisies.

On the q .t.

He's in queer . Street.

He's queer in the head.

Don't jump the ! queue

Cut him to the ! quick

 Hit him back and call it quits !

It's raining cats and dogs.

He'll raise Cain/the roof.

I took the rap for what he did.

He sees red .

We painted the town red yesterday.

He's , saving your reverence , a dog.

It serves you right .

 He's still a rookie .

He fell on the ground like a sack of

potato.

Don't sassy me.

Never say die!

You scared the shit/hell/crap out of me

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He's a sham .

He's in deep shit !

Shoo ! Shoo! Shoo! - !!!

 I'm smelling a rat.

Simmer down!

He's a snob and a half.

Don't go soft on them.

From soup to nuts

I call a spade a spade. flake --

Stop fooling around!

Stop Goofing off!

you sucked down 5 bottles of wine.

 You ! suck

Suit !yourself

He looks sulky / sullen .

Don't teach you grandmother to suck eggs.

I made him tick .

His name is on the tip of my tongue.

! Tissue -

Tit !for tat

The two girls are fighting tooth and nail.

Touch wood!

A cup of coffee now touches the spot.

My stomach turned over after lunch

Say uncle !

Uncle Sam

He's on the up and up.

What's up ?
 It's up to you!

The children turned the house upside down.

He's a scummy vermin .

He's the villain of the piece.

Her skirt is in vogue .

Her dress is too vulgar .

He's wallowing on money.

His shoulder is crawling with warts.

He's a wet blanket.

She can wind him round her little finger.

He's a wino .

It doesn't work like that

Keep your wool on!

My mother thinks the world of me.

If the worst comes to the worst, we go by

bus.
 Tomorrow is X-mas .

We'll yank them.

He's yellow-bellied .

Yuck ! -

yummy yummy !

He received zip for the job.

They are zonked .