[plonker] {n.} 1. Something large or substantial (Mid 19th C). 2. Penis. 3. A general term of abuse (in use since 1960s but may have been popularised by the BBC […] British slang (Wikipedia)

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Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.

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make sense

[make sense] {v. phr.} 1. To be something you can understand or explain; not be difficult or strange. * /The explanation in […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]

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Behind every successful man stands a surprised woman.

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freeze out

[freeze out] {v.}, {informal} To force out or keep from a share or part in something by unfriendly or dishonest treatment. * […]

the idea

[the idea] or [the very idea] {n. phr.} - Used in exclamations to show that you do not like something. * /The idea! Thinking […]