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a little
[a little] {n.} or {adj.} A small amount (of); some. - […]

about time
[about time] {n. phr.} Finally, but later than it should have […]

ace in the hole
[ace in the hole] {n. phr.} 1. An ace given to […]

after a while
[after a while] {informal} or [in a while] {adv. phr.} Later, […]

after hours
[after hours] {adv. or adj. phr.} Not during the regular, correct, […]

against the clock
[against the clock] See: [AGAINST TIME].

against time
[against time] or [against the clock] {adv. phr.} 1. As a […]

ahead of
[ahead of] {prep.} 1. In a position of advantage or power […]

ahead of the game
[ahead of the game] {adv. or adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. In […]

ahead of time
[ahead of time] {adv. phr.} Before the expected time; early. * […]

all along
[all along] or ({informal}) [right along] {adv. phr.} All the time; […]

all at once
[all at once] {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; together. […]

all in good time
[all in good time] {adv. phr.} Some time soon, when the […]

all the thing
[all the thing] or [all the rage], [the in thing] {n. […]

all the time
[all the time] {adv. phr.} 1. or [all the while] During […]

all the way
[all the way] or [the whole way] {adv. phr.} 1. From […]

all year round
[all year round] {adv. phr.} Always; all the time; throughout all […]

American Idioms
By part of speech: Nouns Verbs Adverbs Adjectives Interjections Prepositions […]

as of
[as of] prep. At or until (a certain time). * /I […]

as yet
[as yet] {adv. phr.} Up to the present time; so far; […]

at --- stage of the game
[at --- stage of the game] {adv. phr.} At (some) time […]

at a blow
[at a blow] or [at a stroke] or [at one stroke] […]

at a set time
[at a set time] {prep. phr.} At a particular, pre-specified time. […]

at a time
[at a time] {adv. phr.} At once; at one time; in […]

at all
[at all] {adv. phr.} At any time or place, for any […]

at all costs
[at all costs] {adv. phr.} At any expense of time, effort, […]

at all hours
[at all hours] {adv. phr.} Any time; all the time; at […]

at every turn
[at every turn] {adv. phr.} Every time; all the time; continually […]

at great length
[at great length] {prep. phr.} 1. In great detail. * /Jim […]

at last
[at last] also [at long last] {adv. phr.} After a long […]

at leisure
[at leisure] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Not at work; not […]

at one time
[at one time] {adv. phr.} 1. In the same moment; together. […]

at present
[at present] {adv. phr.} At this time; now. * /It took […]

at sight
[at sight] or [on sight] {adv. phr.} 1. The first time […]

at the eleventh hour
[at the eleventh hour] {prep. phr.} At the last possible time. […]

at the same time
[at the same time] {adv. phr.} 1. In the same moment; […]

at the tip of one's tongue
[at the tip of one's tongue] or [on the tip of […]

at times
[at times] {adv. phr.} Not often; not regularly; not every day; […]

back in circulation
[back in circulation] {adv. phr.} 1. Socially active once again (said […]

be off
[be off] {v. phr.} 1. {v.} To be in error; miscalculate. […]

beat time
[beat time] {v. phr.} To follow the rhythm of a piece […]

bed of thorns
[bed of thorns] {n. phr.} A thoroughly unhappy time or difficult […]

before long
[before long] {adv. phr.} In a short time; without much delay; […]

behind time
[behind time] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1a. Behind the correct time; […]

being
[being] See: [FOR THE TIME BEING].

bent on
[bent on] or [bent upon] Very decided, determined, or set. * […]

bide one's time
[bide one's time] {v. phr.} To await an opportunity; wait patiently […]

big time
[big time] {n.}, {informal} 1. A very enjoyable time at a […]

big-time
[big-time] {adj.} Belonging to the top group; of the leading class; […]

bingo card
[bingo card] {n.}, {slang} A response card, bound into a periodical, […]

black out
[black out] {v.} 1. To darken by putting out or dimming […]

blow one's mind
[blow one's mind] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal}; {originally from the drug […]

blow up
[blow up] {v.} 1a. To break or destroy or to be […]

boiling point
[boiling point] {n.} 1. The temperature at which a liquid boils. […]

bone up
[bone up] {v.}, {informal} To fill with information; try to learn […]

borrow
[borrow] See: [LIVE ON BORROWED TIME].

break through
[break through] {v.} To be successful after overcoming a difficulty or […]

break up
[break up] {v. phr.} To end a romantic relationship, a marriage, […]

bright and early
[bright and early] {adj. phr.} Prompt and alert; on time and […]

bring to a head
[bring to a head] {v. phr.} To cause some activity to […]

brown study
[brown study] {n. phr.} A time of deep thought about something; […]

burn the midnight oil
[burn the midnight oil] {v. phr.} To study late at night. […]

by and by
[by and by] {adv.} After a while; at some time in […]

by fits and starts
[by fits and starts] or [jerks] {adv. phr.} With many stops […]

by the dozen
[by the dozen] or [by the hundred] or [by the thousand] […]

by the piece
[by the piece] {adv. phr.} Counted one piece at a time, […]

calm down
[calm down] {v. phr.} To become quiet; relax. * /"Calm down, […]

carrot and stick
[carrot and stick] {n. phr.} The promise of reward and threat […]

carry over
[carry over] {v.} 1. To save for another time. * /The […]

catch (someone) dead
[catch (someone) dead] {v. phr.}, {informal} To see or hear (someone) […]

catch off balance
[catch off balance] {v. phr.} To confront someone with physical force […]

catch off guard
[catch off guard] {v. phr.} To challenge or confront a person […]

catch up
[catch up] {v.} 1. To take or pick up suddenly; grab […]

chained to the oars
[chained to the oars] {adj. phr.} The condition of being forced […]

choke off
[choke off] {v.} To put a sudden end to; stop abruptly […]

chum around with
[chum around with] {v. phr.} 1. To be close friends with […]

climb the wall
[climb the wall] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To react to […]

clip one's wings
[clip one's wings] {v. phr.} To limit or hold you back, […]

clock
[clock] See: [AGAINST TIME] or [AGAINST THE CLOCK], [AROUND THE CLOCK] […]

clock watcher
[clock watcher] {n. phr.}, {informal} A worker who always quits at […]

coffee break
[coffee break] {n.} A short recess or time out from work […]

coffee hour
[coffee hour] {n.} A time for coffee or other refreshments after […]

cold cash
[cold cash] or [hard cash] {n.} Money that is paid at […]

cold snap
[cold snap] {n.} A short time of quick change from warm […]

come across
[come across] {v.} 1. or [run across] To find or meet […]

come between
[come between] {v.} To part; divide; separate. * /John's mother-in-law came […]

consumer goods
[consumer goods] or [consumer items] {n.} Food and manufactured things that […]

count out
[count out] {v.} 1. To leave (someone) out of a plan; […]

count to ten
[count to ten] {v. phr.}, {informal} To count from one to […]

countdown
[countdown] {n.}. {Space English}, {informal} 1. A step-by-step process which leads […]

crack of dawn
[crack of dawn] {n. phr.} The time in the morning when […]

cross up
[cross up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To block or upset; throw into […]

cut in
[cut in] {v.} 1. To force your way into a place […]

cut one's losses
[cut one's losses] {v. phr.} To stop spending time, money, or […]

cut short
[cut short] {v.} To stop or interrupt suddenly; end suddenly or […]

dark of the moon
[dark of the moon] {n. phr.}, {literary} A time when the […]

day and night
[day and night] or [night and day] {adv.} 1. For days […]

day in and day out
[day in and day out] or [day in, day out] {adv. […]

day of reckoning
[day of reckoning] {n. phr.} 1. A time when one will […]

daydream
[daydream] {v.} To spend time in reverie; be absentminded during the […]

daylight saving time
[daylight saving time] also [daylight saving] or [daylight time] or [fast […]

die off
[die off] {v.} To die one at a time. * /The […]

do a stretch
[do a stretch] {v. phr.} To spend time in jail serving […]

do one a good turn
[do one a good turn] {v. phr.} To perform an act […]

do time
[do time] or [doing time] See: [DO A STRETCH].

dog days
[dog days] {n. phr.} The hottest days of the year in […]

dog one's steps
[dog one's steps] {v. phr.} To follow someone closely. * /All […]

dogs age
[dog's age] or [coon's age] {n.}, {informal} A very long time. […]

double-cross
[double-cross] {v.} To promise one thing and deliver another; to deceive. […]

down to the wire
[down to the wire] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Running out of time, […]

draw a blank
[draw a blank] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To obtain nothing in […]

draw a conclusion
[draw a conclusion] {v. phr.} To make an inference. * /After […]

draw near
[draw near] {v. phr.} To approach; come near. * /The time […]

drive-in
[drive-in] {adj.}/{n.} A kind of movie theater, fast food restaurant, or […]

drop by
[drop by] or [stop by] {v.} 1. or [drop around] To […]

drop dead
[drop dead] {v.}, {slang} To go away or be quiet; stop […]

dropout
[dropout] {n.} Someone who did not finish school, high school and […]

dry up
[dry up] {v.} 1. To become dry. * /The reservoir dried […]

due
[due] See: [GIVE ONE'S DUE], [GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE], [IN […]

eat one out of house and home
[eat one out of house and home] {v. phr.} 1. To […]

eat out
[eat out] {v.} 1. To eat in a restaurant; eat away […]

elbow one's way into
[elbow one's way into] or [out of] {v. phr.} To force […]

engage in small talk
[engage in small talk] {v. phr.} To converse with a stranger […]

enjoy oneself
[enjoy oneself] {v. phr.} To have a good time; be happy; […]

every dog has his day
[every dog has his day] Everyone will have his chance or […]

every last man
[every last man] also [every man jack] {n. phr.} Every single […]

every time one turns around
[every time one turns around] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Very often. * […]

fall all over
[fall all over] {v. phr.}, {informal} To show too much love […]

fall back on
[fall back on] or [fall back upon] {v. phr.} 1. To […]

fall due
[fall due] or [come] or [become due] {v. phr.} To reach […]

fancy pants
[fancy pants] {n.}, {slang} A man or boy who wears clothes […]

far gone
[far gone] {adj. phr.} In a critical or extreme state. * […]

fast time
[fast time] See: [DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME].

fence in
[fence in] or [hedge in] or [hem in] {v.} To keep […]

fence-sitting
[fence-sitting] {n.} or {adj.} Choosing neither side. * /You have been […]

fight against time
[fight against time] See: [RACING TO STAND STILL].

figure on
[figure on] {v.} 1. To expect and think about while making […]

find oneself
[find oneself] {v. phr.} To find out what one is fitted […]

find out
[find out] {v.} 1. To learn or discover (something you did […]

first and last
[first and last] {adv. phr.} Most noticeably; all the time; chiefly. […]

first-run
[first-run] {adj. phr.} Shown for the first time; new. * /The […]

fish for
[fish for] {v.}, {informal} To try to get or to find […]

fish or cut bait
[fish or cut bait] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Decide what you […]

flare up
[flare up] {v.} 1. To burn brightly for a short time […]

flat
[flat] See: [FALL FLAT], [IN NO TIME] or [IN NOTHING FLAT], […]

flat-footed
[flat-footed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Straightforward; forthright; direct; outright. * /The governor […]

fly into a rage
[fly into a rage] or [temper] {v. phr.} To become very […]

foam at the mouth
[foam at the mouth] {v. phr.}, {slang} To be very angry, […]

fool around
[fool around] or [mess around] or [play around] or [monkey around] […]

fool away
[fool away] or [fritter away] {v.}, {informal} To waste foolishly. * […]

for crying out loud
[for crying out loud] {informal} Used as an exclamation to show […]

for days on end
[for days on end] {adv. phr.} For a long time; for […]

for hours on end
[for hours on end] {adv. phr.} For many hours; for a […]

for no man
[for no man] See: [TIME AND TIDE WAIT FOR NO MAN].

for the asking
[for the asking] {adv. phr.} By asking; by asking for it; […]

for the most part
[for the most part] {adv. phr.} In general; mostly; most of […]

for the nonce
[for the nonce] See: [FOR THE TIME BEING].

for the time being
[for the time being] also {literary} [for the nonce] {adv. phr.} […]

forever and a day
[forever and a day] {adv. phr.}, {informal} For a seemingly endless […]

from --- to ---
[from --- to ---] 1. Used with a repeated word to […]

from time to time
[from time to time] {adv. phr.} Not often; not regularly; sometimes; […]

from way back
[from way back] {adv. phr.} From a previous time; from a […]

full of the moon
[full of the moon] {n. phr.}, {literary} The moon when it […]

fun house
[fun house] {n.} A place where people see many funny things […]

gay nineties
[gay nineties] {n.} The years between 1890 and 1900; remembered as […]

get around to
[get around to] {v.} To do (something) after putting it off; […]

get at
[get at] {v.} 1. To reach an understanding of; find out […]

get down to
[get down to] {v.}, {informal} To get started on, being on. […]

get going
[get going] {v.}, {informal} 1. To excite; stir up and make […]

get in
[get in] {v. phr.} 1. To be admitted. * /Andy wants […]

get off easy
[get off easy] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have only a little […]

get one's brains fried
[get one's brains fried] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {also used colloquially} 1. […]

get one's feet wet
[get one's feet wet] {v. phr.}, {informal} To begin; do something […]

get something out of one's system
[get something out of one's system] {v. phr.} 1. To eliminate […]

get the brush-off
[get the brush-off] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be paid no […]

get the message
[get the message] or [get the word] {v. phr.}, {slang} To […]

get through to
[get through to] {v.} To be understood by; make (someone) understand. […]

get up
[get up] {v.} 1. To get out of bed. * /John's […]

give a hard time
[give a hard time] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give trouble […]

give fits
[give fits] {v. phr.} {informal} To upset; bother very much. * […]

give it some thought
[give it some thought] {v. phr.} To wait and see; consider […]

give of oneself
[give of oneself] {v. phr.}, {literary} To give your time and […]

give one enough rope and he will hang himself
[give one enough rope and he will hang himself] {informal} Give […]

go astray
[go astray] {v. phr.} To become lost. * /The letter has […]

go by
[go by] {v.} 1. To go or move past; pass. * […]

go like clockwork
[go like clockwork] or [go off like clockwork] {v. phr.}, {informal} […]

go on
[go on] {v.} 1a. To continue; not stop. * /After he […]

go somebody one better
[go somebody one better] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something better […]

go to town
[go to town] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To do something quickly […]

go together
[go together] {v.} 1. To go with the same boy or […]

goldfish bowl
[goldfish bowl] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A situation in which it […]

goof off
[goof off] {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want […]

grace period
[grace period] or [period of grace] {n.} The time or extra […]

greasy spoon
[greasy spoon] {n.}, {informal} Any small, inexpensive restaurant patronized by workers […]

grow out of
[grow out of] {v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature […]

half-baked
[half-baked] {adj.}, {informal} Not thought out or studied thoroughly; not worth […]

half-time
[half-time] {n.} A rest period in the middle of certain games. […]

hand in glove
[hand in glove] or [hand and glove] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} […]

hand-to-mouth
[hand-to-mouth] {adj.} Not providing for the future; living from day to […]

hang around
[hang around] {v.}, {informal} 1. To pass time or stay near […]

hang heavy
[hang heavy] or [hang heavy on one's hands] {v. phr.} To […]

hang out
[hang out] {v.} 1. {slang} To spend your time idly or […]

hang over one's head
[hang over one's head] {v. phr.} To be a danger or […]

happy hour
[happy hour] {n.}, {informal} A time in bars or restaurants when […]

hark back
[hark back] {v.}, {literary} 1. To recall or turn back to […]

have a ball
[have a ball] {v. phr.}, {slang} Enjoy yourself very much; have […]

have a time
[have a time] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To have trouble; have […]

have one's head screwed on backwards
[have one's head screwed on backwards] {v. phr.} To lack common […]

have the time of one's life
[have the time of one's life] See: [TIME OF ONE'S LIFE].

Hector Berlioz
(1803-1869), French composer Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it […]

help out
[help out] {v.} 1. To be helpful or useful; help sometimes […]

here and now
[here and now] (1) {adv. phr.} At this very time and […]

here and now
[here and now] (2) {n.} The present time and place; today. […]

here goes nothing
[here goes nothing] {interj.}, {informal} I am ready to begin, but […]

high and dry
[high and dry] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Up above the […]

high season
[high season] {n. phr.} The time of year when the largest […]

high time
[high time] {adj. phr.}, {used predicatively} (stress on "time") Dire, necessary, […]

hit on
[hit on] or [hit upon] {v.} To happen to meet, find, […]

hit the deck
[hit the deck] {v. phr.} To get up from bed, to […]

hold down
[hold down] {v.} 1. To keep in obedience; keep control of; […]

hold on to
[hold on to] {v. phr.} 1a. or [hold to] To continue […]

hold one's own
[hold one's own] {v. phr.} To keep your position; avoid losing […]

hold over
[hold over] {v.} 1. To remain or keep in office past […]

hold the bag
[hold the bag] {v. phr.} To be made liable for or […]

ill-gotten gains
[ill-gotten gains] {n. phr.} Goods or money obtained in an illegal […]

in a circle
[in a circle] or [in circles] {adv. phr.} Without any progress; […]

in advance
[in advance] or [in advance of] {adv. phr.} 1. In front; […]

in at the kill
[in at the kill] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Watching or taking part, […]

in case
[in case] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. In order to be prepared; […]

in due course
[in due course] or [in due season] or [in due time] […]

in due season
[in due season] or [in due time] See: [IN GOOD TIME]. […]

in good season
[in good season] See: [IN GOOD TIME].

in good time
[in good time] or [in good season] {adv. phr.} 1. A […]

in no time
[in no time] or [in nothing flat] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In […]

in nothing flat
[in nothing flat] See: [IN NO TIME].

in one fell swoop
[in one fell swoop] or [at one fell swoop] {adv. phr.} […]

in one's hair
[in one's hair] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Bothering you again and again; […]

in place
[in place] (2) {adj. phr.} In the right place or at […]

in return
[in return] {adv. phr.} In order to give back something; as […]

in season
[in season] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. {literary} At the proper […]

in short order
[in short order] {adv. phr.} Without delay; quickly. * /Johnny got […]

in spite of
[in spite of] {prep. phr.} Against the influence or effect of; […]

in step
[in step] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. With the left or […]

in the --- place
[in the --- place] {adv. phr.} As the (first or second […]

in the nick of time
[in the nick of time] {adv. phr.} Just at the right […]

in the same breath
[in the same breath] {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; […]

in time
[in time] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Soon enough. * /We […]

in two shakes of a lambs tail
[in two shakes of a lamb's tail] {adv.}, {informal} Quickly; in […]

in with
[in with] {prep.} In friendship, favor, or closeness with; in the […]

Indian summer
[Indian summer] {n. phr.} A dry and warm period of time […]

it's high time
[it's high time] {informal sentence} It is overdue. * /It is […]

Johnny-on-the-spot
[Johnny-on-the-spot] {adj. phr.} At the right place when needed; present and […]

jump bail
[jump bail] or [skip bail] {v. phr.}, {informal} To run away […]

jump ball
[jump ball] {n.} The starting of play in basketball by tossing […]

just in time
[just in time] See: [IN TIME].

just now
[just now] {adv. phr.} 1. Just at this moment; at this […]

keep back
[keep back] {v. phr.} To refrain or be restrained from entering; […]

keep good time
[keep good time] See: [KEEP TIME].

keep one's nose to the grindstone
[keep one's nose to the grindstone] or [have one's nose to […]

keep one's word
[keep one's word] {v. phr.} To do what one has promised; […]

keep open house
[keep open house] {v. phr.} To offer hospitality and entertain those […]

keep time
[keep time] {v. phr.} 1. To show the right time. * […]

keep up appearances
[keep up appearances] {v. phr.} To maintain an outward show of […]

kick up one's heels
[kick up one's heels] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have a merry […]

kill time
[kill time] {v. phr.} To cause the time to pass more […]

knock oneself out
[knock oneself out] {v. phr.}, {informal} To work very hard; make […]

lap up
[lap up] {v.} 1. To eat or drink with the tip […]

large order
[large order] {n. phr.} Difficult job; a difficult task to fulfill. […]

launch window
[launch window] {n.}, {Space English}, {informal} 1. A period of time […]

law of averages
[law of averages] {n. phr.} The idea that you can't win […]

lay aside
[lay aside] {v. phr.} 1. To put off until another time; […]

lay over
[lay over] {v.} 1. To put off until later; delay; postpone. […]

leaf through
[leaf through] {v. phr.} To scan or glance through a book […]

leave hanging
[leave hanging] or [leave hanging in the air] {v. phr.} To […]

less than no time
[less than no time] {n. phr.}, {informal} Very quickly. * /We […]

let go
[let go] {v.} 1a. To stop holding something; loosen your hold; […]

let grass grow under one's feet
[let grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.} To be idle; […]

let know
[let know] {v. phr.} To inform. * /Please let us know […]

let me see
[let me see] or [let us see] {informal} 1. Let us […]

let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing
[let one's left hand know what one's right hand is doing] […]

let out
[let out] {v.} 1a. To allow to go out or escape. […]

let the grass grow under one's feet
[let the grass grow under one's feet] {v. phr.}, {informal} To […]

lick one's boots
[lick one's boots] {v. phr.} To flatter or act like a […]

like mad
[like mad] or [like crazy] {adv.}, {slang}, {informal} With great enthusiasm […]

live down
[live down] {v.} To remove (blame, distrust or unfriendly laughter) by […]

live on borrowed time
[live on borrowed time] {v. phr.} To live or last longer […]

live out
[live out] {v.} 1. To finish (a period of time); spend. […]

long haul
[long haul] or [long pull] {n.}, {informal} 1. A long distance […]

lose one's heart
[lose one's heart] {v. phr.} To fall in love; begin to […]

lose oneself
[lose oneself] {v. phr.} 1. To go wrong; miss your way; […]

lose sight of
[lose sight of] {v. phr.} 1. Not to be able to […]

lump sum
[lump sum] {n.} The complete amount; a total agreed upon and […]

lust for
[lust for] {v. phr.} To physically yearn for; hanker after; want […]

make a move
[make a move] {v. phr.} 1. To budge; change places. * […]

make a practice of
[make a practice of] {v. phr.} To make a habit of; […]

make good time
[make good time] {v. phr.} To make unimpeded progress on a […]

make hay while the sun shines
[make hay while the sun shines] {v. phr.} To do something […]

make one step at a time
[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. […]

make sure
[make sure] {v. phr.} To see about something yourself; look at […]

make time
[make time] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be successful in arriving […]

make tracks
[make tracks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go fast; get a speedy […]

make up
[make up] {v.} (stress on "up") 1. To make by putting […]

many is me
[many is me] There are a great number of (persons or […]

many moons ago
[many moons ago] {adv. phr.} A long, long time ago. * […]

mark time
[mark time] {v. phr.} 1. To move the feet up and […]

meet up with
[meet up with] {v. phr.} To meet by accident; come upon […]

miss out
[miss out] {v.}, {informal} To fail; lose or not take a […]

month of Sundays
[month of Sundays] {n. phr.}, {informal} A very long time. - […]

more often than not
[more often than not] {adv. phr.} More than half the time; […]

mud in your eye
[mud in your eye] {n. phr.}, {informal} A cheering exclamation when […]

mull over
[mull over] {v. phr.} To consider; think over. * /He mulled […]

neither here nor there
[neither here nor there] {adj. phr.} Not important to the thing […]

nick
[nick] See: [IN THE NICK OF TIME].

no hard feelings
[no hard feelings] {n. phr.} A lack of resentment or anger; […]

no longer
[no longer] {adv.} Not any more; not at the present time. […]

no matter
[no matter] 1. Not anything important. * /I wanted to see […]

nonce
[nonce] See: [FOR THE TIME BEING] also [FOR THE NONCE].

now --- now
[now --- now] {coord. adv.} Sometimes... sometimes; by turns; at one […]

now and then
[now and then] or [now and again] {adv. phr.} Not often; […]

now or never
[now or never] {adv. phr.} Exclusively at the present time. * […]

nuke a tater
[nuke a tater] {v. phr.} 1. To bake a potato in […]

of late
[of late] {adv. phr.}, {formal} In the recent past; not long […]

of one's life
[of one's life] {adj. phr.} The best or worst; greatest. - […]

off and on
[off and on] also [on and off] {adv.} Not regularly; occasionally; […]

off duty
[off duty] {adj.} Not supposed to be at work; having free […]

off the cuff
[off the cuff] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Without preparing ahead of time […]

off-the-cuff
[off-the-cuff] {adj.}, {informal} Not prepared ahead of time. - Used of […]

old guard
[old guard] {n. phr.} People whose ideas may be out of […]

on borrowed time
[on borrowed time] See: [LIVE ON BORROWED TIME].

on end
[on end] {adj. phr.} Seemingly endless. - Used with plural nouns […]

on occasion
[on occasion] {adv. phr.} Sometimes; occasionally. * /We go to New […]

on one's hands
[on one's hands] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In your care or […]

on one's own time
[on one's own time] {adv. phr.} During one's free time; not […]

on schedule
[on schedule] (1) {adv. phr.} As planned or expected; at the […]

on the brain
[on the brain] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Filling your thoughts; too much […]

on the dot
[on the dot] also [on the button] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Exactly […]

on the hour
[on the hour] {adv. phr.} Each time the hour has zero […]

on the job
[on the job] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Working hard; not wasting time. […]

on the move
[on the move] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Moving around from […]

on the spot
[on the spot] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. or [upon the […]

on the string
[on the string] or [on a string] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Under […]

on the town
[on the town] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into […]

on time
[on time] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. At the time arranged; […]

on trial
[on trial] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. For testing or trying […]

once and for all
[once and for all] {adv. phr.} 1. One time and never […]

once in a while
[once in a while] {adv. phr.} Not often; not regularly; sometimes; […]

once upon a time
[once upon a time] {adv. phr.} Sometime before now, long ago. […]

open up
[open up] {v.} 1. To show for the first time; make […]

or other
[or other] {adv.} - Used to emphasize indefinite words or phrases […]

out of luck
[out of luck] {adj. phr.} Being unlucky; having bad luck; having […]

out of one's pocket
[out of one's pocket] {adv. phr.} Having sustained a financial loss; […]

out of place
[out of place] (2) {adj. phr.} In the wrong place or […]

out of season
[out of season] {adv. phr.} 1. Not at the right or […]

out of sight, out of mind
[out of sight, out of mind] If one doesn't see something […]

out of turn
[out of turn] {adv. phr.} 1. Not in regular order; at […]

out on parole
[out on parole] {adv. phr.} Released from prison but still under […]

over and done with
[over and done with] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed; forgotten. * /Norm […]

paint the town red
[paint the town red] or [paint the town] {v. phr.}, {slang} […]

parting of the ways
[parting of the ways] {n. phr.} 1. The point where a […]

pass the time of day
[pass the time of day] {v. phr.} To exchange greetings; stop […]

pat-a-cake
[pat-a-cake] {n.} A clapping game that keeps time to a nursery […]

pick and choose
[pick and choose] {v.} To select with much care; choose in […]

pick off
[pick off] {v.} 1. To pull off; remove with the fingers. […]

pick the brains of
[pick the brains of] {v. phr.} To get ideas or information […]

pick up
[pick up] {v.} 1. To take up; lift. * /During the […]

pig out
[pig out] {v. phr.} 1. To eat a tremendous amount of […]

pin money
[pin money] {n. phr.} Extra money used for incidentals. * /She […]

pop in
[pop in] {v. phr.} To suddenly appear without announcement. * /"Just […]

put in
[put in] {v.} 1. To add to what has been said; […]

put in an appearance
[put in an appearance] also [make an appearance] {v. phr.} To […]

put over
[put over] {v.} 1. To wait to a later time; postpone. […]

put to rights
[put to rights] or [set to rights] {v. phr.}, {informal} To […]

quick study
[quick study] {n. phr.} One who acquires new skills and habits […]

race against time
[race against time] {v. phr.} To be in a great hurry […]

rain check
[rain check] {n.} 1. A special free ticket to another game […]

rainy day
[rainy day] {n.} A time of need; especially: a time when […]

rat out
[rat out] or [rat out on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To desert; […]

read one like a book
[read one like a book] {v. phr.}, {informal} To understand someone […]

read over
[read over] {v. phr.} To read hurriedly in a rather superficial […]

ring in
[ring in] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To bring in (someone or […]

ring out
[ring out] {v.} To ring a special clock that records the […]

ripe
[ripe] See: [TIME IS RIPE].

rock the boat
[rock the boat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make trouble and risk […]

roll around
[roll around] {v.}, {informal} To return at a regular or usual […]

Rome wasn't built in a day
[Rome wasn't built in a day] Great things are not accomplished […]

rubber check
[rubber check] {n.}, {informal} A check written without enough money in […]

run after
[run after] or [chase after] {v.} 1. To try to find; […]

run around
[run around] or [chase around] {v.}, {informal} To go to different […]

run around in circles
[run around in circles] {v. phr.} To waste time in repetitious […]

run of luck
[run of luck] {n. phr.} A period of good luck. * […]

run out
[run out] {v.} 1a. To come to an end; be used […]

run over
[run over] {v.} 1. To be too full and flow over […]

saddled with
[saddled with] {adj. phr.} Burdened with; handicapped. * /The business was […]

sail (right) through
[sail (right) through] {v. phr.} To conclude easily and rapidly; finish […]

save one's neck
[save one's neck] or [save one's skin] {v. phr.}, {slang} To […]

screw up one's courage
[screw up one's courage] or [pluck up one's courage] {v. phr.} […]

search me
[search me] {informal} I don't know; how should I know? - […]

see about
[see about] {v.} 1. To find out about; attend to. * […]

see fit
[see fit] or [think fit] {v. phr.} To decide that an […]

see service
[see service] {v. phr.} 1. To be used over a considerable […]

set the pace
[set the pace] {v. phr.} To decide on a rate of […]

shape up or ship out
[shape up or ship out] {v. phr.}, {informal} To either improve […]

shore leave
[shore leave] {n.} Permission given to a man in the Navy […]

show around
[show around] {v. phr.} To act as a host or guide […]

shut up
[shut up] {v.} 1. {informal} To stop talking. * /Little Ruthie […]

sick and tired
[sick and tired] {adj.} Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or […]

sing for one's supper
[sing for one's supper] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have to work […]

sink in
[sink in] or [soak in] {v.}, {informal} To be completely understood; […]

sink or swim
[sink or swim] {v. phr.} To succeed or fail by your […]

sit back
[sit back] {v.} 1. To be built a distance away; stand […]

slip off
[slip off] {v. phr.} 1. To slide off something. * /The […]

slow tune
[slow tune] See: [STANDARD TIME].

small-time
[small-time] {adj.}, {informal} Unimportant; minor; with little power or importance. * […]

smell a rat
[smell a rat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be suspicious; feel that […]

snail's pace
[snail's pace] {n.} A very slow movement forward. * /Time moved […]

so far
[so far] also [thus far] {adv.} Until this time or to […]

so much
[so much] (1) {adj.} 1. A limited amount of; some. * […]

sooner or later
[sooner or later] {adv. phr.} At some unknown time in the […]

spit
[spit] or [piss into the wedding cake] {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} […]

split second
[split second] {n.} A very short time; less than a second. […]

spread oneself too thin
[spread oneself too thin] {v. phr.} To try to do too […]

stamping ground
[stamping ground] {n.}, {informal} A place where a person spends much […]

stand over
[stand over] {v.} 1. To watch closely; keep checking all the […]

stand up
[stand up] {v.} 1. To rise to a standing position; get […]

standard time
[standard time] also [slow time] {n.} Clock time that is set […]

step on it
[step on it] or [step on the gas] {v. phr.} 1. […]

stop off
[stop off] {v.} To stop at a place for a short […]

stop over
[stop over] {v.} To stay at a place overnight or for […]

straight off
[straight off] {adv. phr.} At once; immediately. * /After school is […]

stretch a point
[stretch a point] or [strain a point] {v. phr.} To permit […]

string out
[string out] {v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance […]

swear by
[swear by] {v.} 1. To use as the support or authority […]

sweat blood
[sweat blood] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be very much worried. […]

take a break
[take a break] {v. phr.} To have a brief rest period […]

take a dig at
[take a dig at] {v. phr.} To attack verbally; offend; denigrate. […]

take a stand
[take a stand] {v. phr.} To assert one's point. of view; […]

take a turn for the better
[take a turn for the better] {v. phr.} To start improving; […]

take it easy
[take it easy] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. or [go easy] or […]

take one's leave
[take one's leave] or [take leave of] {v. phr.}, {formal} To […]

take one's time
[take one's time] {v. phr.} To avoid haste; act in an […]

take the lid off
[take the lid off] {v. phr.} 1. To let out in […]

take time off
[take time off] See: [TIME OFF]; Compare: [DAY OFF].

take time out
[take time out] See: [TIME OUT].

take to
[take to] {v.} 1. To go to or into; get yourself […]

take turns
[take turns] {v. phr.} To do something one after another instead […]

talk in circles
[talk in circles] {v. phr.} To waste time by saying words […]

tear one's hair
[tear one's hair] {v. phr.} To show sorrow, anger, or defeat. […]

tee off
[tee off] {v.} 1. To hit the golf ball from a […]

tell time
[tell time] {v. phr.} To read a clock or watch. * […]

tempt fate
[tempt fate] or [tempt the fates] {v. phr.} To take a […]

than
[than] See: [LESS THAN], [LESS THAN NO TIME], [MORE THAN].

the pits
[the pits] {n.}, {slang} 1. A low class, blighted and ill-maintained […]

then and there
[then and there] {adv. phr.} At that very time and place […]

think tank
[think tank] {n.} A company of researchers who spend their time […]

throw the book at
[throw the book at] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give the most […]

throw up one's hands
[throw up one's hands] {v. phr.} To give up trying; admit […]

tie in knots
[tie in knots] {v. phr.} To make (someone) very nervous or […]

tie up
[tie up] {v. phr.} 1. To show or stop the movement […]

tilt at windmills
[tilt at windmills] {v. phr.}, {literary} To do battle with an […]

time and a half
[time and a half] {n. phr.} Pay given to a worker […]

time and again
[time and again] or [time and time again] {adv.} Many times; […]

time is ripe
[time is ripe] The best time has come for doing something. […]

time of one's life
[time of one's life] {n. phr.} A very happy or wonderful […]

time off
[time off] {n. phr.} A period of release from work. * […]

time out
[time out] {n. phr.} Time during which a game, a lecture, […]

to a degree
[to a degree] {adv. phr.} 1. {Chiefly British} Very; to a […]

to date
[to date] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Up to the present time; […]

touch and go
[touch and go] {adj. phr.} Very dangerous or uncertain in situation. […]

trade-in
[trade-in] {n.} Something given as part payment on something better. * […]

trump up
[trump up] {v.} To make up (something untrue); invent in the […]

turn back the time
[put back the clock] or [turn back the clock] or [turn […]

turn of the century
[turn of the century] {n. phr.} The time at the end […]

turn out
[turn out] {v.} 1. To make leave or go away. * […]

turn thumbs down
[turn thumbs down] {v. phr.} To disapprove or reject; say no. […]

two-time
[two-time] {v.}, {slang} To go out with a second boy or […]

under the wire
[under the wire] {adv. phr.} With a narrow time limit; in […]

under wraps
[under wraps] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Not allowed to be seen […]

unknown quantity
[unknown quantity] {n.} Someone or something whose value and importance are […]

up and at them
[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a […]

up one's sleeve
[up one's sleeve] or [in one's sleeve] {adv. phr.} 1. Hidden […]

up to
[up to] {prep.} 1. As far, as deep, or as high […]

up to one's ears
[up to one's ears] {adv. phr.} Immersed in; covered with. * […]

vote a straight ticket
[vote a straight ticket] {v. phr.} To not differentiate one's ballot […]

vote in
[vote in] {v. phr.} To elevate to the status of "Law […]

water over the dam
[water over the dam] or [water under the bridge] {n. phr.} […]

wear down
[wear down], [wear off] or [wear away] {v.} 1. To remove […]

wear thin
[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or […]

wear well
[wear well] {v.} 1. To continue to be satisfactory, useful, or […]

week of Sundays
[week of Sundays] {n. phr.} A long time; seven weeks. * […]

weigh one's words
[weigh one's words] {v. phr.} To choose your words carefully; be […]

when push comes to shove
[when push comes to shove] {adv. phr.} A time when a […]

when the chips are down
[when the chips are down] {adv. cl.}, {informal} When the winner […]

which is which
[which is which] {n. phr.} Which is one person or thing […]

while
[while] See: [AFTER A WHILE] or [IN A WHILE], [ALL THE […]

while ago
[while ago] {adv.} At a time several minutes in the past; […]

while away
[while away] {v.} To make time go by pleasantly or without […]

while back
[while back] {adv.} At a time several weeks or months in […]

whistle for
[whistle for] {v.}, {informal} To try to get (something) but fail; […]

win out
[win out] {v. phr.} To win after a rather protracted struggle. […]

within reason
[within reason] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Within the limits of good […]

without fail
[without fail] {adv. phr.} Without failing to do it or failing […]

word to the wise
[word to the wise] {n. phr.} A word of warning or […]

wrapped up in
[wrapped up in] {adj. phr.} Thinking only of; interested only in. […]

write off
[write off] {v. phr.} 1. To remove (an amount) from a […]

writers block
[writer's block] {n. phr.} A condition of being unable to write; […]

writers cramp
[writer's cramp] {n.} Pain in the fingers or hand caused by […]

yak-yak
[yak-yak] or [yakety-yak] or [yakib-yak] {n.}, {slang} Much talk about little […]

yeoman service
[yeoman service] {n. phr.} Help in time of need; serviceable and […]

zero hour
[zero hour] {n.} 1. The exact time when an attack or […]