pick

pants

See:

ANTS IN ONE'S PANTS,

CATCH WITH ONE'S PANTS DOWN,

FANCY PANTS,

FLY BY THE SEAT OF ONE'S PANTS,

GET THE LEAD OUT OF ONE'S PANTS,

KICK IN THE PANTS,

WEAR THE TROUSERS or WEAR THE PANTS.

No categories:

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

'pants' on video

Subscribe to: American Idioms

English Slang

✉

Get site updates @:

See as well

ants in one's pants

[ants in one's pants] {n. phr.}, {slang} Nervous over-activity; restlessness. * /Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants./ * /You have ants in your pants today. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

catch with one's pants down

[catch with one's pants down] {v. phr.}, {slang} To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act. * /They thought they could succeed in the robbery, but they got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get the lead out of one's pants

[get the lead out of one's pants] {v. phr.}, {slang} To get busy; work faster. * /The captain told the sailors to get the lead out of their pants./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fancy pants

[fancy pants] {n.}, {slang} A man or boy who wears clothes that are too nice or acts like a woman or girl; sissy. * /The first time they saw him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Recent updates:

Gore Vidal

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified from ever doing so.

grand

[grand] {n.} £1000

blank check

[blank check] {n.} 1. A bank check written to a person who can then write in how much money he wants. * /John's father sent […]

make a virtue of necessity

[make a virtue of necessity] {v. phr.} Make the best of things as they are; do cheerfully what you do. * /After Mr. Wilson […]

come by

[come by] {v.} To get; obtain; acquire. * /A good job like that is hard to come by./ * /Money easily come by is often […]

talk turkey

[talk turkey] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things […]

Nathaniel Borenstein

U.S. software strategist The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where […]

NVM

[NVM] "Never mind"