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all better
[all better] {adj. phr.} Fully recovered; all well again; no longer […]

all eyes
[all eyes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Wide-eyed with surprise or curiosity; watching […]

all right for you
[all right for you] {interj.} I'm finished with you! That ends […]

apart from
[apart from] or [aside from] {prep. phr.} Beside or besides; in […]

as it were
[as it were] {adv. phr.} As it might be said to […]

at once
[at once] {adv. phr.} 1. Without delay; right now or right […]

baby boom
[baby boom] {n.} A sudden increase in the birth rate. * […]

become of
[become of] {v. phr.} To happen to; befall. * /What will […]

birds and the bees (the)
[birds and the bees (the)] {n. phr.}, {informal} The facts we […]

born out of wedlock
[born out of wedlock] {adj. phr.} Born to parents who are […]

bring up
[bring up] {v.} 1. To take care of (a child); raise, […]

burnt child dreads the fire
[burnt child dreads the fire] or [once bitten, twice shy] A […]

call names
[call names] {v. phr.} To use ugly or unkind words when […]

cat got one's tongue
[cat got one's tongue] You are not able or willing to […]

catch it
[catch it] or [get it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To be scolded […]

children and fools speak the truth
[children and fools speak the truth] Children and fools say things […]

children should be seen and not heard
[children should be seen and not heard] A command issued by […]

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

come down
[come down] {v.} 1. To reduce itself; amount to no more […]

come full circle
[come full circle] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To become totally opposed […]

copy cat
[copy cat] {n.} Someone who copies another person's work or manner. […]

crack down
[crack down] {v. phr.}, {informal} To enforce laws or rules strictly; […]

cross one's heart
[cross one's heart] or [cross one's heart and hope to die] […]

cut out
[cut out] (2) {adj.} 1. Made ready; given for action; facing. […]

cut to the quick
[cut to the quick] {v. phr.} To hurt someone's feelings deeply. […]

each other
[each other] or [one another] {pron.} Each one the other; one […]

Fathers Day
[Father's Day] {n.} The third Sunday in June set aside especially […]

first cousin
[first cousin] {n.} The child of your aunt or uncle. * […]

fix someone's wagon
[fix someone's wagon] or [fix someone's little red wagon] {v. phr.}, […]

flesh and blood
[flesh and blood] {n.} 1. A close relative (as a father, […]

flower child
[flower child] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. A young person who believes […]

fool
[fool] See: [CHILDREN AND FOOLS SPEAK THE TRUTH], [MAKE A FOOL […]

for fear
[for fear] Because of fear. * /He left an hour early […]

fraidy-cat
[fraidy-cat] or [fraid-cat] or [scaredy-cat] or [scared cat] {n.}, {informal} A […]

freeze over
[freeze over] {v.} To become covered with ice. * /The children […]

Gallegher
American comedian I don't know why they say "you have a […]

garbage down
[garbage down] {v. phr.}, {slang} To eat eagerly and at great […]

get away with murder
[get away with murder] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something very […]

get hold of
[get hold of] {v.} 1. To get possession of. * /Little […]

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

go without saying
[go without saying] {v. phr.} To be too plain to need […]

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

hang on to
[hang on to] {v.} To hold tightly; keep firmly. * /The […]

hardhearted
[hardhearted] {adj.} Unsympathetic; merciless. * /Jack is so hardhearted that even […]

heart goes out to
[heart goes out to] {formal} You feel very sorry for; you […]

hold back
[hold back] {v.} 1. To stay back or away; show unwillingness. […]

holy terror
[holy terror] {n.}, {informal} A very disobedient or unruly child; brat. […]

I'll say
[I'll say] or [I tell you] {interj.}, {informal} I agree with […]

in a family way
[in a family way] or [in the family way] {adj. phr.}, […]

in half
[in half] {adv. phr.} 1. Into two equal parts. * /The […]

in on
[in on] {prep.} 1. Joining together for. * /The children collected […]

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

in one's minds eye
[in one's mind's eye] {adv. phr.} In the memory; in the […]

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

in tow
[in tow] {adj. phr.} 1. Being pulled. * /The tugboat had […]

just so
[just so] (1) {adj.} Exact; exactly right. * /Mrs. Robinson likes […]

keep down
[keep down] {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; […]

let off steam
[let off steam] or [blow off steam] {v. phr.} 1. To […]

little pitchers have big ears
[little pitchers have big ears] Little children often overhear things they […]

look to
[look to] {v.} 1. To attend to; get ready for; take […]

look up to
[look up to] {v.} To think of (someone) as a good […]

lord it over
[lord it over] {v. phr.} To act as the superior and […]

make for
[make for] {v.} To go toward; start in the direction of. […]

no wonder
[no wonder] also [small wonder] {adj.} Not surprising; to be expected. […]

Ogden Nash
(1902-1971) U.S. poet I prefer to forget both pairs of glasses […]

on deposit
[on deposit] {adv. phr.} In a bank. * /I have almost […]

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

on the whole
[on the whole] {adv. phr.} 1. In the most important things; […]

once bitten, twice shy
[once bitten, twice shy] See: [BURNT CHILD DREADS THE FIRE].

pack off
[pack off] {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly. * /When […]

pay attention
[pay attention] {v. phr.} To listen to someone; hear and understand […]

pickpocket
[pickpocket] {n.} A thief; a petty criminal who steals things and […]

piggy-back
[piggy-back] {adj.} or {adv.} Sitting or being carried on the shoulders. […]

pipe up
[pipe up] {v.}, {informal} To speak up; to be heard. * […]

pull one's weight
[pull one's weight] {v. phr.} To do your full share of […]

push around
[push around] {v.}, {informal} To be bossy with; bully. * /Don't […]

put to bed
[put to bed] {v. phr.} 1. To put to rest for […]

put up with
[put up with] {v.} To accept patiently; bear. * /We had […]

rid of
[rid of] Free of; away from; without the care or trouble. […]

rotten egg
[rotten egg] {n.}, {informal} A person whose character or way of […]

second cousin
[second cousin] {n.} A child of your father's or mother's first […]

see the light of day
[see the light of day] {v. phr.} To be born or […]

see to it
[see to it] {v. phr.} To take care; take the responsibility; […]

shoo away
[shoo away] {v. phr.} To frighten or chase away. * /When […]

sit by
[sit by] {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. […]

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

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

straighten out
[straighten out] {v.} To correct a mistake; make you realize you […]

stuck-up
[stuck-up] {adj.}, {informal} Acting as if other people are not as […]

sure enough
[sure enough] {adv.} As expected. * /Charles was afraid he had […]

sweep under the rug
[sweep under the rug] {v. phr.} To hide or dismiss casually […]

take charge
[take charge] {v. phr.} To begin to lead or control; take […]

take in tow
[take in tow] {v. phr.} To take charge of; lead; conduct. […]

tear around
[tear around] {v. phr.} To be constantly on the go; dash […]

thanks to
[thanks to] {prep.} 1. With the help of. * /Thanks to […]

think up
[think up] {v.} To invent or discover by thinking; have a […]

tie down
[tie down] {v.} To keep (someone) from going somewhere or doing […]

tuck in
[tuck in] {v. phr.} To place the covers carefully around the […]

ugly duckling
[ugly duckling] {n.} An ugly or plain child who grows up […]

Upsadaisy!
[Upsadaisy!] or [Upsee-daisy!] or [Upsy-daisy!] {adv. phr.} - A popular exclamation […]

wee hours
[wee hours] The crack of dawn, or just before it, usually […]

what with
[what with] {prep.} Because; as a result of. * /I couldn't […]

with child
[with child] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Going to have a baby; pregnant. […]

yum-yum
[yum-yum] {interj.}, {informal} - Used usually by or to children, to […]