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great guns

great guns  {adv. phr.},  {informal}
1. Very fast or very hard. — Usually used in the phrases "blow great guns", "go great guns".
The wind was blowing great guns, and big waves beat the shore.
The men were going great guns to finish the job.
Compare: FAST AND FURIOUS.
2. Very well; successfully.
Smith's new store opened last week and it's going great guns.
Categories:adverb informal



grace period

The time or extra time allowed in which to do something.
Most insurance companies have a grace period of one month for payments.
The teacher gave the class a week's period of grace to finish workbooks.
Categories:noun time



goose bumps

goose bumps or goose pimples  {n. plural},  {informal}
Small bumps that come on a person's skin when he gets cold or afraid.
Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees a snake.
Ann, put on your sweater; you're so cold you have goose pimples on your arms.
Categories:informal noun



good-for-nothing

good-for-nothing  {adj. phr.}
Worthless.
While Janice works hard each day, her good-for-nothing husband hangs around in the bars.
Categories:adjective



had rather

To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. — Used with an infinitive without "to".
My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls.
I had sooner live in the city than on a farm.
Categories:verb



hand-me-down

hand-me-down  {n.},  {informal}
Something given away after another person has no more use for it; especially, used clothing.
Alice had four older sisters, so all her clothes were hand-me-downs.



hardly any

Almost no or almost none; very few.
Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so the teacher explained the lesson again.
Charles and his friends each had three cookies, and when they went out, hardly any cookies were left.
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more often than not

more often than not  {adv. phr.}
More than half the time; fifty-one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly.
Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not.
Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not.
Categories:adverb time



money is no object

money is no object  {informal sentence}
The price of something is irrelevant.
Please show me your most beautiful mink coat; money is no object.
Categories:informal money



zonk out

zonk out  {v. phr.},  {slang}
1. To fall asleep very quickly.
Can I talk to Joe? — Call back tomorrow, he zonked out.
2. To pass out from fatigue, or alcohol.
You won't get a coherent word out of Joe, he has zonked out.
Categories:slang verb