[alpha wave] {n.} A brain wave, 8-12 cycles per second, associated with a state of relaxation and meditation and, hence, free of anxieties. * /Try to produce some alpha waves; […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

delta wave

[delta wave] {n.}, {informal}, {semi-technical} A brain wave 1-3 cycles per second, associated with very deep sleep. * /Good night, honey, I'm off to produce some delta waves./ Compare: [CATCH […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

kiss someone

[kiss someone] or [something goodbye] {v. phr.} To lose or give up someone or something forever. * /"If you won't marry Jane," Peter said to Tom, "you might as well […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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bring

[bring] or [wheel in] or [out] or [up the big guns] {v. phr.} To make use of a concealed plan in order to defeat an opponent […]

lie in wait

[lie in wait] {v. phr.} To watch from hiding in order to attack or surprise someone; to ambush. * /The driver of the […]

H.L. Mencken

(1880-1956) U.S. journalist For every problem, there is one solution which is simple, neat and wrong.

out of one's wits

[out of one's wits] See: [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS].

Norp

[Norp] from pr0n. Used to discreetly speak of pornography without alerting the attention of others (less obvious in meaning […]

hatchet man

[hatchet man] {n.}, {colloquial} 1. A politician or newspaper columnist whose job is to write and say unfavorable things about […]

shorthanded

[shorthanded] {adj.} Understaffed; short on workers. * /With several employees gone for the holiday weekend and two dozen […]

H.L. Mencken

(1880-1956) U.S. journalist I hate all sports as rabidly as person who likes sports hates common sense.