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at anchor
[at anchor] {adj. phr.} Held by an anchor from floating away; […]

at bay
[at bay] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In a place where you […]

at call
[at call] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Ready or nearby for […]

at deaths door
[at death's door] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very near death; dying. […]

at ease
[at ease] or [at one's ease] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. […]

at fault
[at fault] {adj. phr.} Responsible for an error or failure; to […]

at first glance
[at first glance] or [at first sight] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} […]

at home
[at home] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the place where […]

at issue
[at issue] {adj. phr.} 1. In dispute; to be settled by […]

at it
[at it] {adj. phr.} Busily doing something; active. * /His rule […]

at large
[at large] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not kept within walls, […]

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

at liberty
[at liberty] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Free to go somewhere or […]

at loggerheads
[at loggerheads] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} In a quarrel; in a […]

at loose ends
[at loose ends] {adj. phr.} Without a regular job or settled […]

at odds
[at odds] {adj. phr.} In conflict or disagreement; opposed. * /The […]

at one
[at one] {adj. phr.} 1. In union or harmony; in agreement […]

at one's beck and call
[at one's beck and call] or [at the beck and call […]

at one's wits end
[at one's wit's end] or [at wits end] {adj. phr.} Having […]

at pains
[at pains] {adj. phr.} Making a special effort. * /At pains […]

at sea
[at sea] (2) {adj. phr.} Not knowing what to do; bewildered; […]

at sea
[at sea] (1) {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. On an ocean […]

at sixes and sevens
[at sixes and sevens] {adj. phr.} Not in order; in confusion; […]

at stake
[at stake] {adj. phr.} Depending, like a bet, on the outcome […]

at swords' points
[at swords' points] {adj. phr.} Ready to start fighting; very much […]

at the mercy of
[at the mercy of] or [at one's mercy] {adj. phr.} In […]

at the ready
[at the ready] {adj. phr.} Ready for use. * /The sailor […]

bang up
[bang up] {adj.}, {informal} Very successful; very good; splendid; excellent. * […]

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

behind the eight-ball
[behind the eight-ball] {adj. phr.}, {slang} In a difficult position; in […]

behind the times
[behind the times] {adj. phr.} Using things not in style; still […]

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

belly up
[belly up] {adj.}, {informal} Dead, bankrupt, or financially ruined. * /Tom […]

below par
[below par] {adj.} or {adv.} Below standard. * /Bob was fired […]

beneath one
[beneath one] {adj. phr.} Below one's ideals or dignity. * /Bob […]

bent
[bent] {adj.} 1. dishonest or corrupt, 2. homosexual (mildly derogatory).

beside oneself
[beside oneself] {adj. phr.} Very much excited; somewhat crazy. * /She […]

beside the point
[beside the point] or [beside the question] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} […]

beyond measure
[beyond measure] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {formal} So much that it […]

beyond one's depth
[beyond one's depth] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Over your head […]

beyond one's means
[beyond one's means] {adj. phr.} Too expensive, not affordable. * /Unfortunately, […]

beyond question
[beyond question] (1) {adj. phr.} Not in doubt certain; sure. - […]

beyond the pale
[beyond the pale] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In disgrace; with no […]

big as life
[big as life] or [large as life] {adj. phr.} 1. or […]

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

black and blue
[black and blue] {adj.} Badly bruised. * /Poor Jim was black […]

black-and-white
[black-and-white] {adj.} Divided into only two sides that are either right […]

blind as a bat/beetle/mole/owl
[blind as a bat/beetle/mole/owl] {adj. phr.} Anyone who is blind or […]

blue in the face
[blue in the face] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very angry or upset; […]

boracic
[boracic] {adj.} without money. From rhyming slang boracic lint = skint […]

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

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
[born with a silver spoon in one's mouth] {adj. phr.} Born […]

born yesterday
[born yesterday] {adj. phr.} Inexperienced and easily fooled; not alert to […]

bound for
[bound for] {adj. phr.} On the way to; going to. * […]

brand-new
[brand-new] also [bran-new] {adj.} As new or fresh as when just […]

bread and butter
[bread and butter] (2) {adj.} Thanking someone for entertainment or a […]

bred in the bone
[bred in the bone] {adj. phr.} Belonging to your nature or […]

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

broke
[broke] {adj.} without money. See: '[stoney broke]', or just '[stoney]'.

brown bread
[brown bread] {adj.} Dead (Cockney rhyming slang).

buff
[buff] {adj.} 1. Bare skin, naked as in 'in the buff'. […]

bug-eyed
[bug-eyed] {adj.}, {slang} Wide-eyed with surprise. * /He stood there bug-eyed […]

bughouse
[bughouse] (2) {adj.}, {slang} Crazy, insane. * /Joe's gone bughouse./

button-down
[button-down] {attrib. adj.}, {slang} (stress on "button") Well-groomed, conservatively dressed. * […]

carved
[carved] or [chiseled] or [inscribed in granite] / [written in stone] […]

cash-and-carry
[cash-and-carry] (1) {adj.} Selling things for cash money only and letting […]

cast down
[cast down] {adj.} Discouraged; sad; unhappy. - Used less often than […]

catch-as-catch-can
[catch-as-catch-can] {adj. phr.} Using any means or method; unplanned; free. * […]

caught short
[caught short] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not having enough of something when […]

chain-smoke
[chain-smoke] {v.} To smoke cigarettes or cigars one after another without […]

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

cheesed off
[cheesed off] {adj.} fed up, disgusted or angry.

chicken-brained
[chicken-brained] {adj.} Stupid; narrow-minded; unimaginative. * /I can't understand how a […]

chicken-hearted
[chicken-hearted] {adj.} Cowardly; excessively timid. * /"Come on, let's get on […]

chicken-livered
[chicken-livered] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Easily scared; cowardly. * /Joe sure is […]

child's play
[child's play] {adj.} Easy; requiring no effort. * /Mary's work as […]

clear-cut
[clear-cut] {adj.} Definite; well defined. * /The president's new policy of […]

clear-eyed
[clear-eyed] {adj.} Understanding problems or events clearly; being able to tell […]

cloak-and-dagger
[cloak-and-dagger] {adj.} Of or about spies and secret agents. * /It […]

close at hand
[close at hand] {adj. phr.} Handy; close by; within one's range. […]

close-knit
[close-knit] {adj.} Closely joined together by ties of love, friendship, or […]

closed-door
[closed-door] {adj.} Away from the public; in private or in secret; […]

cockeyed
[cockeyed] {adj.} Drunk; intoxicated. * /Frank has been drinking all day […]

cocksure
[cocksure] {adj.} Overconfident; very sure. * /Paul was cocksure that it […]

comfortable as an old shoe
[comfortable as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; […]

coming-out
[coming-out] {adj.} Introducing a girl to polite society. * /Mary's parents […]

common as an old shoe
[common as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; […]

cool as a cucumber
[cool as a cucumber] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; […]

corking
[corking] {adj.} Outstanding, excellent.

cotton picking
[cotton picking], [cotton-pickin'] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} Worthless, crude, common, messy. * […]

cracked up
[cracked up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Favorably described or presented; praised. - […]

crackers
[crackers] {adj.} Insane.

crackpot
[crackpot] {n.}, {attrib. adj.}, {informal} 1. {n.} An eccentric person with […]

crazy
[crazy] or [mad] or [nuts about] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Excessively fond […]

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

cut-and-dried
[cut-and-dried] {adj. phr.} Decided or expected beforehand; following the same old […]

cut-rate
[cut-rate] (2) {adj.} Sold for a price lower than usual; selling […]

cut-throat
[cut-throat] {adj.} Severe; intense; unrelenting. * /There is cut-throat competition among […]

damned if one does, damned if one doesn't
[damned if one does, damned if one doesn't] {adj. phr.} No […]

day-to-day
[day-to-day] {adj.} Daily; common; everyday. * /For best results, students' homework […]

dead and buried
[dead and buried] {adj. phr.} Gone forever. * /Slavery is dead […]

dead as a doornail
[dead as a doornail] {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest […]

dead set against
[dead set against] {adj. phr.} Totally opposed to someone or something. […]

dead tired
[dead tired] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very tired; exhausted; worn out. * […]

dead to the world
[dead to the world] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep. * […]

deadpan
[deadpan] {adj.}, {adv.}, {slang} With an expressionless or emotionless face; without […]

death on
[death on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very successful in meeting or […]

decked out
[decked out] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Dressed in fancy clothes; specially decorated […]

devil-may-care
[devil-may-care] {adj.} Not caring what happens; unworried. * /Johnny has a […]

dime a dozen
[dime a dozen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Easy to get and so […]

dirt cheap
[dirt cheap] {adj.} Extremely inexpensive. * /The apartment we are renting […]

do-or-die
[do-or-die] {adj.} Strongly decided, very eager and determined. * /With a […]

dodgy
[dodgy] {adj.} Something risky, difficult or dangerous. A 'dodgy deal' for […]

dog-eat-dog
[dog-eat-dog] (2) {adj.} Ready or willing to fight and hurt others […]

done for
[done for] {adj. phr.} Finished; dead. * /When the police burst […]

Done up like a kipper
[Done up like a kipper] {adj.} 1. Beaten up. 2. Fitted […]

done with
[done with] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed. * /As soon as you're […]

down and out
[down and out] {adj. phr.} Without money; without a job or […]

down in the dumps
[down in the dumps] or [down in the mouth] {adj. phr.}, […]

down on
[down on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Having a grudge against; angry at. […]

down on one's luck
[down on one's luck] {adj.}, {informal} Having bad luck; having much […]

down one's alley
[down one's alley] or [up one's alley] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Suited […]

down the drain
[down the drain] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Wasted; lost. * […]

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

down with a disease
[down with a disease] {adj. phr.} Ill or sick. * /Aunt […]

down-at-heel
[down-at-heel] or [down-at-the-heel] or [down-at-the-heels] {adj.} Poorly kept up or dressed […]

down-to-earth
[down-to-earth] {adj.} Showing good sense; practical. * /The committee's first plan […]

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

dry behind the ears
[dry behind the ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Experienced; knowing how to […]

duff
[duff] {adj.} 1. broken, not working. 2. To beat, as in […]

duty bound
[duty bound] {adj. phr.} Forced to act by what you believe […]

dyed-in-the-wool
[dyed-in-the-wool] {adj. phr.} Thoroughly committed; inveterate; unchanging. * /He is a […]

dying to
[dying to] {adj. phr.} Having a great desire to; being extremely […]

each and every
[each and every] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for emphasis. * […]

easygoing
[easygoing] {adj.} Amiable in manner; relaxed; not excited. * /Because Al […]

eleventh hour
[eleventh hour] {adj. phr.} Pertaining to the last minutes; the last […]

equal to
[equal to] {adj. phr.} Able to meet, do, or control; able […]

equal to the occasion
[equal to the occasion] {adj. phr.} Capable of handling the situation. […]

every other
[every other] {adj. phr.} Every second; every alternate. * /The milkman […]

every single
[every single] or [every last] {adj. phr.} Every. - Used for […]

eye-filling
[eye-filling] {adj.}, {literary} Attractive to the eye; beautiful; especially grand; splendid; […]

eyes open
[eyes open] {adj. phr.} 1. Careful watch or attention; readiness to […]

face-to-face
[face-to-face] {adj.} Being in the presence of a person; being right […]

faced with
[faced with] {adj. phr.} Confronted with. * /We were all faced […]

far afield
[far afield] {adj. phr.} Remote; far from the original starting point. […]

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

far-out
[far-out] {adj.} 1. Very far away; distant. * /Scientists are planning […]

farfetched
[farfetched] {adj.} Exaggerated; fantastic. * /Sally told us some farfetched story […]

fast and furious
[fast and furious] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Very fast; with much […]

fed up
[fed up] {informal} also {slang} [fed to the gills] or [fed […]

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

few and far between
[few and far between] {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; […]

fifty-fifty
[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It […]

filthy rich
[filthy rich] {adj. phr.} Extremely rich but without cultural refinement; nouveau […]

first-class
[first-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Of the highest class or best kind; […]

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

first-string
[first-string] {adj.}, {informal} 1. On the starting team or A team. […]

firsthand
[firsthand] {adj.} Fresh; genuine; from the original source. * /John says […]

fit
[fit] {adj.} sexually attractive (Afro-Carribean).

fit as a fiddle
[fit as a fiddle] {adj. phr.} In very good health. * […]

fit to be tied
[fit to be tied] (1) {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very angry or […]

flat as a pancake
[flat as a pancake] {adj. phr.} Very level; very flat; having […]

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

flip-flop
[flip-flop] (3) {adj. phr.}, {informal} Involving or using a change from […]

fly
[fly] {adj.} Quick witted, clever.

fly-by-night
[fly-by-night] (1) {adj.} Set up to make a lot of money […]

flying high
[flying high] {adj.}, {slang} Very happy; joyful. * /Jack was flying […]

foolproof
[foolproof] {adj.} So constructed that not even a fool can spoil […]

footloose and fancy-free
[footloose and fancy-free] {adj. phr.} Free and free to do what […]

for free
[for free] {adj. phr.}, {substandard} Without having to pay; free. * […]

for real
[for real] (1) {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not practice or play; earnest, […]

for the best
[for the best] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} good or best; not […]

for the better
[for the better] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With a better result; […]

for the birds
[for the birds] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Not interesting; dull; silly; foolish; […]

for the worse
[for the worse] {adj. phr.} or {adv. phr.} For something that […]

fourth-class
[fourth-class(1)] {adj.} Belonging to the fourth class of mail. * /The […]

free and easy
[free and easy] {adj.} Not strict; relaxed or careless. * /The […]

fresh from
[fresh from] {adj.} Recently returned from; experienced in. * /Tom was […]

from Missouri
[from Missouri] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Doubtful; suspicious. * /Don't try to […]

full of beans
[full of beans] {adj. phr.}, {slang} 1. Full of pep; feeling […]

full of oneself
[full of oneself] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Interested only in yourself. * […]

full of the Old Nick
[full of the Old Nick] or [full of the devil] or […]

full-bodied
[full-bodied] {adj.} Mature; of maximum quality. * /The wines from that […]

full-fledged
[full-fledged] {adj.} Having everything that is needed to be something; complete. […]

gash
[gash] {adj.} 1. Surplus to requirements, unnecessary. 2. Derogatory term used […]

gassed
[gassed] {adj.} Drunk.

generous to a fault
[generous to a fault] {adj. phr.} Excessively generous. * /Generous to […]

get
[get] {adj.} Variant of git.

gilt-edged
[gilt-edged] {adj.} Of the highest quality. * /Government saving bonds are […]

git
[git] {adj.} incompetent, stupid, annoying, or childish person.

given to
[given to] {adj. phr.} Having a tendency to; addicted to. * […]

go-go
[go-go] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Vigorous youthful, unusually active. * /Joe […]

gobsmacked
[gobsmacked] {adj.} flabbergasted, dumbfounded, astounded, speechless. Possibly either from the gesture […]

going for one
[going for one] {adj. phr.} Working to help; in one's favor. […]

gone with the wind
[gone with the wind] {adj. phr.} Gone forever; past; vanished. * […]

good for
[good for] or [hurrah for] {adj. phr.} Used with a name […]

good many
[good many] or [great many] {n.} or {adj.} A large number […]

good show!
[good show!] {adj. phr.} Excellent; terrific; wonderful. * /"Good show, boys!" […]

good-for-nothing
[good-for-nothing] {adj. phr.} Worthless. * /While Janice works hard each day, […]

green around the gills
[green around the gills] or [pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, […]

green with envy
[green with envy] {adj. phr.} Very jealous; full of envy. * […]

gung-ho
[gung-ho] {adj.}, {colloquial} Enthusiastic, full of eagerness in an uncritical or […]

hail-fellow-well-met
[hail-fellow-well-met] (1) {adj. phr.} Talking easily and in a friendly way […]

hale and hearty
[hale and hearty] {adj. phr.} In very good health; well and […]

half-and-half
[half-and-half] (1) {adj.} As much one thing as the other. * […]

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

half-hearted
[half-hearted] {adj.} Lacking enthusiasm or interest. * /Phil made several half-hearted […]

ham-handed
[ham-handed] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Having very large hands. * /Pete is […]

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

hand-to-hand
[hand-to-hand] {adj.} Close to each other; near enough to hit each […]

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

hands-down
[hands-down] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Easy. * /The Rangers won a hands-down […]

hands-off
[hands-off] {adj.}, {informal} Leaving alone, not interfering; inactive. * /The United […]

happy as the day is long
[happy as the day is long] {adj. phr.} Cheerful and happy. […]

hard as nails
[hard as nails] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not flabby or soft; […]

hard going
[hard going] {adj. phr.} Fraught with difficulty. * /Dave finds his […]

hard of hearing
[hard of hearing] {adj.} Partially deaf. * /Some people who are […]

hard put
[hard put] or [hard put to it] {adj.} In a difficult […]

hard up
[hard up] {adj.}, {informal} Without enough money or some other needed […]

hard-and-fast
[hard-and-fast] {adj.} Not to be broken or changed; fixed; strict. * […]

hard-boiled
[hard-boiled] {adj.} Unrefined; tough; merciless. * /"Because you were two minutes […]

hard-fisted
[hard-fisted] {adj.} 1. Able to do hard physical labor; strong. * […]

hard-hitting
[hard-hitting] {adj.} Working hard to get things done; strong and active; […]

hard-nosed
[hard-nosed] {adj.}, {slang} Tough or rugged; very strict; not weak or […]

hardheaded
[hardheaded] {adj.} Stubborn; shrewd; practical. * /Don is a hardheaded businessman […]

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

harebrained
[harebrained] {adj.} Thoughtless; foolish. * /Most of the harebrained things Ed […]

harum-scarum
[harum-scarum] (2) {adj.}, {informal} Careless, wild, or disorderly in one's acts […]

head-on
[head-on] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. With the head or front […]

heads-up
[heads-up] {adj.}, {informal} Wide-awake; alert; watchful; intelligent. * /You must play […]

heart-to-heart
[heart-to-heart] {adj.} Speaking freely and seriously about something private. * /The […]

heavy-duty
[heavy-duty] {adj.} Made for long or hard use; very strong. * […]

heavy-footed
[heavy-footed] {adj.} 1. Slow and clumsy in walking or movement; awkward […]

heavy-handed
[heavy-handed] {adj.} 1. Not skillful or graceful; clumsy. * /George is […]

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

high as a kite
[high as a kite] {adj.} 1. As excited and happy as […]

high on
[high on] {adj. phr.} 1. Intoxicated on some drug or alcoholic […]

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

high-and-mighty
[high-and-mighty] {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; […]

high-class
[high-class] {adj.} Of the best quality; very good; superior. - Avoided […]

high-handed
[high-handed] {adj.} Depending on force rather than right; bossy; dictatorial. * […]

high-hat
[high-hat] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Treating others as inferior; acting above others. […]

high-sounding
[high-sounding] {adj.} Sounding important; said for showing off; too fancy. * […]

high-strung
[high-strung] {adj.} Nervous; sensitive; tense. * /Gary has been rather high-strung […]

highbrow
[highbrow] {adj.} Very well educated or even over-educated; belonging to the […]

hit-and-run
[hit-and-run] {adj.} 1. Of or about an accident after which a […]

hit-or-miss
[hit-or-miss] also [hit-and-miss] {adj.} Unplanned; uncontrolled; aimless; careless. * /John did […]

hoist with one's own petard
[hoist with one's own petard] {adj. phr.} Caught in your own […]

holier-than-thou
[holier-than-thou] {adj.} Acting as if you are better than others in […]

honest to goodness
[honest to goodness] or [honest to God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Really; […]

honest-to-goodness
[honest-to-goodness] or [honest-to-God] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Real; genuine. - Used for […]

hooked on
[hooked on] {adj.} 1. Addicted to a substance such as cigarettes, […]

hopped up
[hopped up] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. * […]

hot and bothered
[hot and bothered] {adj.}, {informal} Excited and worried, displeased, or puzzled. […]

hot off the press
[hot off the press] {adj. phr.} Just appeared in print. * […]

hot under the collar
[hot under the collar] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Angry. * /Mary gets […]

housebroken
[housebroken] {adj.} Trained to go outside to relieve themselves (said of […]

hunky-dory
[hunky-dory] {adj.} OK; satisfactory; fine. * /The landlord asked about our […]

hush-hush
[hush-hush] {adj.}, {informal} Kept secret or hidden; kept from public knowledge; […]

I.O.U.
[I.O.U.] {adj. phr.} I owe you, abbreviated; a promissory note. * […]

ill at ease
[ill at ease] {adj. phr.} Not feeling at ease or comfortable; […]

ill-favored
[ill-favored] {adj.} Ugly; unprepossessing. * /Oddly enough, the father had less […]

in
[in] or [into orbit] {adj. phr.} Thrilled; exuberantly happy; in very […]

in
[in] or [into the clear] {adj. phr.} Free; cleared of all […]

in
[in] or [into the doldrums] {adj. phr.} Inactive; sluggish; depressed. * […]

in
[in] or [into the limelight] {adj. phr.} In the center of […]

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

in a hole
[in a hole] or [in a spot] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In […]

in a lather
[in a lather] {adj.}, {slang} In great excitement; all worked up; […]

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

in character
[in character] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In agreement with a […]

in charge
[in charge] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, 1. In authority or control; […]

in circulation
[in circulation] or [into circulation] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Going around and […]

in clover
[in clover] or [in the clover] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} […]

in commission
[in commission] or [into commission] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. On […]

in deep
[in deep] {adj. phr.} Seriously mixed up in something, especially trouble. […]

in demand
[in demand] {adj. phr.} Needed; wanted. * /Men to shovel snow […]

in dispute
[in dispute] {adj. phr.} Disagreed about; being argued. * /The penalty […]

in Dutch
[in Dutch] {adj. phr.}, {slang} In trouble. * /George got in […]

in earnest
[in earnest] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Seriously; in a determined way. […]

in effect
[in effect] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. The same in meaning […]

in evidence
[in evidence] {adj. phr.} Easily seen; noticeable. * /The little boy's […]

in fear of
[in fear of] {adj. phr.} Fearful of; afraid of. * /They […]

in force
[in force] {adj. phr.} 1. To be obeyed. * /New times […]

in full swing
[in full swing] {adj. phr.} Actively going on; in full action. […]

in general
[in general] (2) {adj. phr.} Most; with few exceptions. * /Women […]

in good
[in good] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Well liked; accepted. - Used with […]

in hand
[in hand] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Under control. * /The […]

in hopes
[in hopes] {adj. phr.} Hopeful; hoping. * /The Mayor was in […]

in keeping
[in keeping] {adj. phr.} Going well together; agreeing; similar. * /Mary's […]

in light of
[in light of] also [in the light of] {adj. phr.} 1. […]

in line
[in line] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. In a position in a […]

in love
[in love] {adj. phr.} Liking very much; loving. * /John is […]

in luck
[in luck] {adj. phr.} Being lucky; having good luck; finding something […]

in mint condition
[in mint condition] {adj. phr.} Excellent; as good as new. * […]

in name
[in name] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a title, but not […]

in need of
[in need of] {adj. phr.} Destitute; lacking something. * /The young […]

in one's bad graces
[in one's bad graces] {adj. phr.} Not approved by; not liked […]

in one's cups
[in one's cups] {adj. phr.}, {literary} Drunk. * /The man was […]

in one's favor
[in one's favor] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In a way that […]

in one's glory
[in one's glory] {adj. phr.} Pleased and contented with yourself. * […]

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

in one's right mind
[in one's right mind] {adj. phr.} Accountable; sane and sober. * […]

in one's shell
[in one's shell] or [into one's shell] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, […]

in one's way
[in one's way] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Within reach; likely […]

in order
[in order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In arrangement; in the […]

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

in practice
[in practice] (2) {adj. phr.} In proper condition to do something […]

in print
[in print] {adj. phr.} Obtainable in printed form from a printer […]

in private
[in private] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not openly or in public; […]

in progress
[in progress] {adj. phr.} Going ahead; being made or done; happening. […]

in question
[in question] {adj. phr.} 1. In doubt; in dispute; being argued […]

in reverse
[in reverse] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} In a backward direction; backward. […]

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

in shape
[in shape] or [in condition] {adj. phr.} In good condition; able […]

in short supply
[in short supply] {adj. phr.} Not enough; in too small a […]

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

in stitches
[in stitches] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laughing so hard that the sides […]

in stock
[in stock] {adj. phr.} Having something ready to sell dr use; […]

in store
[in store] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Saved up in case […]

in the bag
[in the bag] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Sure to be won or […]

in the black
[in the black] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a successful […]

in the can
[in the can] {adj.}, {slang}, {movie jargon} Ready; finished; completed; about […]

in the cards
[in the cards] also [on the cards] {adj. phr.}, {informal} To […]

in the chips
[in the chips] {slang} or {informal} [in the money] {adj. phr.} […]

in the clear
[in the clear] {adj. phr.} 1. Free of anything that makes […]

in the clouds
[in the clouds] {adj. phr.} Far from real life; in dreams; […]

in the dark
[in the dark] {adj. phr.} In ignorance; without information. * /John […]

in the doghouse
[in the doghouse] {adj. phr.}, {slang} In disgrace or disfavor. * […]

in the groove
[in the groove] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Doing something very well; near […]

in the hole
[in the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. Having a […]

in the know
[in the know] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Knowing about things that most […]

in the line of duty
[in the line of duty] {adj. phr.} Done or happening as […]

in the market for
[in the market for] {adj. phr.} Wishing to buy; ready to […]

in the middle
[in the middle] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In between two sides […]

in the mood (for)
[in the mood (for)] {adj. phr.} 1. Interested in doing something. […]

in the pink
[in the pink] or [in the pink of condition] {adj. phr.}, […]

in the public eye
[in the public eye] {adj. phr.} Widely known; often seen in […]

in the raw
[in the raw] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. In the simplest […]

in the red
[in the red] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In an unprofitable […]

in the right
[in the right] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or […]

in the running
[in the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having a chance to […]

in the saddle
[in the saddle] adv. or {adj. phr.} In command; in control; […]

in the same boat
[in the same boat] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In the same […]

in the soup
[in the soup] {adj. phr.}, {slang} In serious trouble; in confusion; […]

in the swim
[in the swim] {adj. phr.} Doing the same things that other […]

in the wind
[in the wind] {adj. phr.} Seeming probable; being planned; soon to […]

in the works
[in the works] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In preparation; being planned […]

in the wrong
[in the wrong] {adj. phr.} With moral or legal right or […]

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

in touch
[in touch] {adj. phr.} Talking or writing to each other; giving […]

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

in trust
[in trust] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In safe care for another. […]

in tune
[in tune] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. At the proper musical […]

in view
[in view] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In sight; visible. * […]

inclined to
[inclined to] {adj. phr.} Having a tendency to; positively disposed toward. […]

inside
[inside] {adj.} In or into prison.

jag
[jag] {adj.} {n.} 1. A drug taking, or sometimes drinking, binge. […]

jammy
[jammy] {adj.} 1. Lucky. 2. Pleasant or desirable.

jaws tight
[jaws tight] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Angry; uptight; tense. * /Why are […]

jerry-built
[jerry-built] {adj.} 1. Built poorly or carelessly of cheap materials; easily […]

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

jug-eared
[jug-eared] {adj.} With ears that stick out like the handles of […]

junked up
[junked up] {adj.} or {v. phr.}, {slang}, {drug culture} To be […]

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

keen about
[keen about] or [keen on] {adj. phr.} Very enthusiastic about someone […]

keyed up
[keyed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited; nervous; anxious to do something. * […]

knackered
[knackered] {adj.} 1. Exhausted, tired. 2. Broken, beyond all usefulness.

knee-deep
[knee-deep] or [neck-deep] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Very much; deeply; […]

knee-high to a grasshopper
[knee-high to a grasshopper] also [knee-high to a duck] {adj. phr.}, […]

knob jockey
[knob jockey] {adj.} homosexual (to ride the penis like a jockey […]

knocked out
[knocked out] {adj.}, {slang} Intoxicated; drugged; out of one's mind. * […]

know-it-all
[know-it-all] {n.} A person who acts as if he knows all […]

laid out
[laid out] {adj.} Arranged. * /Her house is very conveniently laid […]

laid up
[laid up] {adj.} Sick; confined to bed. * /I was laid […]

lashed
[lashed] {adj.} very inebriated. Also 'on the lash' meaning to go […]

last-ditch
[last-ditch] {adj.} Made or done as a last chance to keep […]

law-abiding
[law-abiding] {adj.} Obeying or following the law. * /Michael had been […]

left-handed
[left-handed] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Using the left hand habitually. 2. Crooked; […]

left-wing
[left-wing] {adj.} That which is or belongs to a group of […]

letter-perfect
[letter-perfect] {adj. phr.} Memorized perfectly; perfect to the last letter. * […]

level best
[level best] {adj. phr.} One's utmost; one's very best. * /Eric […]

levelheaded
[levelheaded] {adj. phr.} Having good common sense; practical; reasonable. * /What […]

light-fingered
[light-fingered] {adj.} Given to stealing; having a tendency to be dishonest […]

like two peas in a pod
[like two peas in a pod] {adj. phr.} Closely similar; almost […]

lit up like a Christmas tree
[lit up like a Christmas tree] {adj. phr.}, {informal} To be […]

living end
[living end] {adj.}, {slang} Great; fantastic; the ultimate. * /That show […]

loaded for bear
[loaded for bear] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Ready for action; prepared and […]

long-winded
[long-winded] {adj.} Tedious; overlong; given to too much talking. * /Everyone […]

longhair
[longhair] (2) {adj.}, {slang} Pertaining to classical art forms, primarily in […]

lost upon
[lost upon] {adj.} Wasted. * /Tim's generosity is completely lost upon […]

loud-mouthed
[loud-mouthed] or [big-mouthed] {adj.}, {slang} Talking noisily, boastfully, or foolishly. * […]

low-key
[low-key] {adj.} Relaxed and easygoing. * /Surprisingly, dinner with the governor […]

mad about
[mad about] {adj. phr.} 1. Angry about. * /What is Harriet […]

mad as a hatter
[mad as a hatter] or [mad as a March hare] {adj. […]

mad as a hornet
[mad as a hornet] or [mad as hops] or [mad as […]

made of money
[made of money] {adj. phr.} Very rich; wealthy. * /Mr. Jones […]

made to order
[made to order] {adj. phr.} 1. Made specially in the way […]

made-to-measure
[made-to-measure] or [tailor-made] {adj.} Made to fit a special set of […]

man-to-man
[man-to-man] {adj.} Honest and full in the telling; not hiding anything […]

manky
[manky] {adj.} dirty, filthy. (Polari).

many a
[many a] {adj.} Many (persons or things) - Used with a […]

matter-of-fact
[matter-of-fact] {adj.} 1. Simply telling or showing the truth; not explaining […]

mental
[mental] {adj.} Crazy or insane.

mickey mouse
[mickey mouse] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Inferior; second rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky. […]

middle-of-the-road
[middle-of-the-road] {adj.} Favoring action halfway between two opposite movements or ideas; […]

miffed
[miffed] {adj.} Upset or offended.

miles away
[miles away] {adj. phr.} Inattentive; not concentrating. * /When Betty said, […]

minted
[minted] {adj.} Wealthy.

misty-eyed
[misty-eyed] or [dewey-eyed] {adj. phr.} 1. Having eyes damp with tears; […]

mixed up
[mixed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Confused in mind; puzzled. * […]

monged (out)
[monged (out)] {adj.} Severely drunk/high.

more than one could shake a stick at
[more than one could shake a stick at] {adj. phr.}, {informal} […]

mouth-watering
[mouth-watering] {adj.} Smelling or looking very good to eat. * /It […]

muscle-bound
[muscle-bound] {adj.} Having your muscles large, hard, and tight from too […]

naff
[naff] {adj.} Inferior or in poor taste. Also used as sentence […]

named after
[named after] {adj. phr.} Given the same name as someone. * […]

narrow-minded
[narrow-minded] {adj. phr.} Limited in outlook; resistant to new ideas; bigoted. […]

nasty-nice
[nasty-nice] {adj.} Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to […]

natural-born
[natural-born] {adj.} 1. Being a (citizen) because you were born in […]

neck and neck
[neck and neck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Equal or nearly equal […]

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

newfangled
[newfangled] {adj.} Newly invented or contrived; excessively complex. * /Dorothy felt […]

next door
[next door] {adv.} or {adj.} 1. In or to the next […]

nice Nelly
[nice Nelly] (2) or [nice Nellie] {adj.}, {informal} Too careful not […]

nicked
[nicked] {adj.} Arrested or stolen.

nip and tuck
[nip and tuck] {adj. or adv.}, {informal} Evenly matched; hard fought […]

no account
[no account] (1) {adj.} Of no importance. * /The lowly clerk's […]

no good
[no good] {adj. phr.} Not satisfactory; not adequate; not approved. * […]

no great shakes
[no great shakes] {adj.}, {informal} Mediocre; unimportant. * /Joe Wilson is […]

no sweat
[no sweat] (1) {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Easily accomplished, uncomplicated. * /That […]

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

not all there
[not all there] {adj. phr.} Not completely alert mentally; absentminded; not […]

not bad
[not bad] or [not so bad] or [not half bad] {adj.}, […]

not so hot
[not so hot] or [not too hot] {adj. phr.} Ineffective; not […]

not to speak above breath
[not able to speak above one's breath] {adj. phr.} Not able […]

not worth a tinkers damn
[not worth a tinker's damn] or not [worth a tinker's dam] […]

nothing to it
[nothing to it] {adj. phr.} Presenting no serious challenge; easily accomplished. […]

null and void
[null and void] {adj.} Not worth anything; no longer valid. * […]

number one
[number one] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. Of first rank or importance; […]

numpty
[numpty] {adj.} Incompetent or unwise person.

nuts or nutty
[nuts or nutty] {adj.} Crazy or insane.

nutty as a fruitcake
[nutty as a fruitcake] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Very crazy; entirely mad. […]

odds-on
[odds-on] {adj.}, {informal} Almost certain; almost sure; probable. * /Ed is […]

of a piece
[of a piece] {adj. phr.} Of the same kind; in line. […]

of age
[of age] {adj. phr.} 1a. Old enough to be allowed to […]

of old
[of old] (1) {adj. phr.} Of ancient times; of long ago. […]

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

of service
[of service] {adj. phr.} Valuable as a source of aid; helpful; […]

of sorts
[of sorts] or [of a sort] {adj. phr.} Not especially good; […]

of the first water
[of the first water] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Of the finest quality; […]

off balance
[off balance] {adj. phr.} 1. Not in balance; not able to […]

off base
[off base] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not agreeing with fact; wrong. * […]

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

off feed
[off feed] or [off one's feed] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not feeling […]

off guard
[off guard] {adj.} In a careless attitude; not alert to coming […]

off one's back
[off one's back] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Stopped from bothering one; […]

off one's chest
[off one's chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Told to someone and so […]

off one's head
[off one's head] {adj. phr.} Crazy; mad. * /We had no […]

off one's head (or out of one's head)
[off one's head (or out of one's head)] {adj.} Mad or […]

off one's high horse
[off one's high horse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not acting proud […]

off one's nut
[off one's nut] {adj.} Crazy or foolish.

off one's rocker
[off one's rocker] or [off one's trolley] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not […]

off the air
[off the air] {adj. phr.} Not broadcasting; observing radio silence. * […]

off the beam
[off the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) […]

off the hook
[off the hook] {adj.} Free from obligation or danger.

off the record
[off the record] (2) {adj. phr.} Not to be published or […]

off the top of one's head
[off the top of one's head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} […]

off the wagon
[off the wagon] {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink […]

off the wall
[off the wall] {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. […]

off-again, on-again
[off-again, on-again] or [on-again, off-again] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not settled; changeable; […]

off-center
[off-center] {adj.}, {informal} Different from the usual pattern; not quite like […]

off-color
[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue or […]

off-key
[off-key] {adj.}, {informal} 1. Not proper; queer. * /When George told […]

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

offbeat
[offbeat] {adj.}, {informal} Nonconventional; different from the usual; odd. * /Linguistics […]

offhand
[offhand] {adj.} 1. Informal; casual; careless. * /Dick found Bob's offhand […]

old as the hills
[old as the hills] {adj. phr.} Very old; ancient. * /"Why […]

old hat
[old hat] {adj.}, {informal} Old-fashioned; not new or different. * /By […]

on board
[on board] (2) {adv.} or {adj. phr.} On a ship. * […]

on call
[on call] {adj. phr.} 1. Having to be paid on demand. […]

on cloud nine
[on cloud nine] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Too happy to think of […]

on deck
[on deck] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. On a floor of […]

on duty
[on duty] {adj. phr.} Doing one's job; supervising. * /Two soldiers […]

on easy street
[on easy street] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Having enough money to live […]

on edge
[on edge] {adj. phr.} Excited or nervous; impatient. * /The magician […]

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

on foot
[on foot] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. By walking. * /Sally's […]

on guard
[on guard] {adj. phr.} Watchful; watching. * /The police warned people […]

on ice
[on ice] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {slang} 1. The same as […]

on one's back
[on one's back] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Making insistent demands of you; […]

on one's bad side
[on one's bad side] or [on the bad side of one] […]

on one's chest
[on one's chest] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Hidden in your thoughts or […]

on one's good side
[on one's good side] or [on the good side of one] […]

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

on one's high horse
[on one's high horse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Acting as if […]

on one's honor
[on one's honor] {adj. phr.} Bound by one's honesty; trusted. * […]

on one's knees
[on one's knees] {adj. phr.} 1. Pleading; begging very hard. * […]

on one's last legs
[on one's last legs] {adj. phr.} Failing; near the end. * […]

on one's own
[on one's own] {adj. phr.} With no help from others. * […]

on one's part
[on one's part] or [on the part of one] {adj. phr.} […]

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

on one's toes
[on one's toes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alert; ready to act. * […]

on one's uppers
[on one's uppers] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very poor. * /Mr. White […]

on paper
[on paper] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Judging by appearances only and […]

on pins and needles
[on pins and needles] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Worried; nervous. * /Jane's […]

on record
[on record] {adj. phr.} 1. An official or recorded statement or […]

on sale
[on sale] {adj. phr.} Selling for a special low price. * […]

on schedule
[on schedule] (2) {adj. phr.} Punctual; as planned. * /The new […]

on the air
[on the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Broadcasting or being broadcast […]

on the alert
[on the alert] {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. * /Campers must […]

on the ball
[on the ball] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Paying attention and doing […]

on the bandwagon
[on the bandwagon] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into the newest […]

on the beam
[on the beam] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. (Of an airplane) […]

on the blink
[on the blink] {adj. phr.} Faulty; malfunctioning; inoperative. * /I need […]

on the block
[on the block] {adj. phr.} To be sold; for sale. * […]

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

on the cuff
[on the cuff] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {informal} Agreeing to pay […]

on the fence
[on the fence] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not able, or not […]

on the fly
[on the fly(2)] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Busy; going somewhere in a […]

on the go
[on the go] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Active and busy. * /Successful […]

on the house
[on the house] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Paid for by the owner. […]

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

on the lam
[on the lam] {adj.} or {adv. phr.}, {slang} Running away, especially […]

on the level
[on the level] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest and fair; telling the […]

on the lookout
[on the lookout] {adj. phr.} Watching closely. * /The little boy […]

on the loose
[on the loose] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Free to go; not shut […]

on the make
[on the make] {adj.}, {slang} 1. Promiscuous or aggressive in one's […]

on the market
[on the market] {adj. phr.} For sale. * /In the summer […]

on the mend
[on the mend] {adj. phr.} Healing; becoming better. * /John's broken […]

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

on the outs
[on the outs] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not friendly; having a quarrel. […]

on the piss
[on the piss] {adj.} Getting drunk, drinking alcohol.

on the road
[on the road] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Traveling; moving from […]

on the rocks
[on the rocks] {adj. phr.} 1. {informal} Wrecked or ruined. * […]

on the ropes
[on the ropes] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Against the ropes […]

on the run
[on the run] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In a hurry; […]

on the shelf
[on the shelf] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} Laid aside; not […]

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

on the stage
[on the stage] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} In or into the […]

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

on the up and up
[on the up and up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest; trustworthy; sincere. […]

on the warpath
[on the warpath] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Very angry. * /When […]

on the watch
[on the watch] {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful. * /The customs inspector […]

on the way
[on the way] or [on one's way] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} […]

on the wing
[on the wing] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the air; […]

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

on top
[on top] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In the lead; with […]

on top of the world
[on top of the world] or [sitting on top of the […]

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

one and the same
[one and the same] {adj. phr.} The same; identical. * /Erle […]

one up
[one up] {adj. phr.} Having an advantage; being one step ahead, […]

one-horse
[one-horse] {adj. phr.} Insignificant; modest; provincial. * /Arnold's business is a […]

open and aboveboard
[open and aboveboard] {adj. phr.} Honest. * /Jacob felt that the […]

open-minded
[open-minded] {adj.} Having no dogmatic or biased views on matters of […]

openhanded
[openhanded] {adj.} Generous; liberal. * /Although not wealthy himself, Bob was […]

out at the elbows
[out at the elbows] {adj. phr.} Poorly or shabbily dressed. * […]

out cold
[out cold] {adv.} or {adj.}, {informal} Unconscious; in a faint. * […]

out from under
[out from under] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Free from something that worries […]

out in left field
[out in left field] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Far from the […]

out in the cold
[out in the cold] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Alone; not included. * […]

out like a light
[out like a light] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Fast asleep; to […]

out of bounds
[out of bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Outside of the […]

out of breath
[out of breath] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Not breathing easily or […]

out of character
[out of character] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in agreement […]

out of circulation
[out of circulation] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not out in the company […]

out of commission
[out of commission] {adj. phr.} 1. Retired from active military service; […]

out of date
[out of date] {adj. phr.} Old fashioned; superseded; no longer valid; […]

out of fashion
[out of fashion] {adj. phr.} Having passed from vogue; out of […]

out of keeping
[out of keeping] {adj. phr.} Not going well together; not agreeing; […]

out of kilter
[out of kilter] {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not balanced right; not […]

out of line
[out of line] (2) {adj. phr.} Not obeying or agreeing with […]

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

out of one's hair
[out of one's hair] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Rid of as a […]

out of one's head
[out of one's head] or [out of one's mind] or [out […]

out of order
[out of order] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. In the wrong […]

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

out of practice
[out of practice] {adj. phr.} Not in proper condition; unable to […]

out of print
[out of print] {adj. phr.} No longer obtainable from the publisher […]

out of shape
[out of shape] or [out of condition] {adj. phr.} 1. Not […]

out of sorts
[out of sorts] {adj. phr.} In an angry or unhappy mood; […]

out of step
[out of step] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in step; […]

out of stock
[out of stock] {adj. phr.} Having none for sale or use; […]

out of the hole
[out of the hole] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1a. With […]

out of the ordinary
[out of the ordinary] {adj. phr.} Outside or beyond common experience; […]

out of the question
[out of the question] {adj. phr.} Not worth considering; unthinkable; impossible. […]

out of the running
[out of the running] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} Having no chance […]

out of the swim
[out of the swim] {adj. phr.} Not doing what others are […]

out of this world
[out of this world] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Wonderfully good or satisfying; […]

out of touch
[out of touch] {adj. phr.} Not writing or talking with each […]

out of tune
[out of tune] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Out of proper […]

out of whack
[out of whack] {adj. phr.}, {slang} 1. Needing repair; not working […]

out to lunch
[out to lunch] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Gone for the midday […]

out-and-out
[out-and-out] {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out-and-out […]

over age
[over age] {adj. phr.} Too old; not young enough; above the […]

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

over one's head
[over one's head] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not understandable; beyond […]

over the hill
[over the hill] {adj.}, {informal} Past one's prime; unable to function […]

over the hump
[over the hump] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; […]

over with
[over with] (2) {adj.}, {informal} At an end; finished. * /John […]

overall
[overall] {adj.} All inclusive; comprehensive. * /What our department needs is […]

overnight
[overnight] {adj.} 1. From one evening until the next morning. * […]

packed (in) like sardines
[packed (in) like sardines] {adj. phr.} So tightly crowded that there […]

party to
[party to] {adj. phr.} Concerned with; participating in. * /The prosecution […]

pass the buck
[pass the buck] {v. phr.}, {informal} To make another person decide […]

past one's peak
[past one's peak] {adj. phr.} No longer as strong, efficient, or […]

pickled
[pickled] {adj.} Drunk.

pie-eyed
[pie-eyed] {adj.phr.} {informal} Said about someone very drunk. * /I am […]

pie-eyed
[pie-eyed] {adj.} Drunk.

piece of cake
[piece of cake] {adj.}, {slang} Easy. * /The final exam was […]

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

pigheaded
[pigheaded] {adj.} Stubborn; unwilling to compromise. * /"Stop being so pigheaded!" […]

pinch pennies
[pinch pennies] {v. phr.}, {informal} Not spend a penny more than […]

pinch-hit
[pinch-hit] {v.} 1. To substitute for another player at bat in […]

pint-size
[pint-size] {adj.}, {informal} Very small. * /The new pint-size, portable TV […]

piss off
[piss off] {v.}, {slang}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} To bother; annoy; irritate. * […]

pissed, pissed up
[pissed, pissed up] {adj.} Drunk.

pitch dark
[pitch dark] {adj.} Totally, completely dark. * /A starless and moonless […]

plastered
[plastered] {adj.} Extremely drunk.

played out
[played out] {adj. phr.} Tired out; worn out; finished; exhausted. * […]

poison-pen
[poison-pen] {adj.} Containing threats or false accusations; written in spite or […]

poles apart
[poles apart] {adj.} Completely different. * /The two brothers were poles […]

pooped out
[pooped out] {adj.}, {slang} Worn out; exhausted. * /Everyone was pooped […]

poor as a church mouse
[poor as a church mouse] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Penniless; broke; extremely […]

possessed of
[possessed of] {adj. phr.}, {formal} In possession of; having; owning. * […]

psyched up
[psyched up] {adj.}, {informal} Mentally alert; ready to do something. * […]

puffed up
[puffed up] {adj.} Elated; proud; conceited. * /Just because Bob inherited […]

punch-drunk
[punch-drunk] {adj.} 1. Dazed or become dulled in the mind from […]

pure and simple
[pure and simple] {adj.} Simply stated; basic. - Follows the noun […]

put to it
[put to it] {adj. phr.} Hard pressed; having trouble; in difficulty; […]

put-up
[put-up] {adj.} Artificially arranged; plotted; phony; illegal. * /The FBI was […]

queer as a clockwork orange
[queer as a clockwork orange] {adj.} 1. Very odd indeed. 2. […]

quick on the trigger
[quick on the trigger] or [trigger happy] {adj. phr.} 1. Ready […]

quick on the uptake
[quick on the uptake] {adj. phr.} Smart; intelligent. * /Eleanor is […]

quite a few
[quite a few] or [quite a number] also {formal} [not a […]

quite a little
[quite a little] or {informal} [quite a bit] also {formal} [not […]

rained out
[rained out] {adj.} Stopped by rain. * /The ball game was […]

rainproof
[rainproof] {adj.} Resistant to rain; something that will not soak in […]

ready-made
[ready-made] {adj.} Mass-produced; machine made. * /I buy all my dresses […]

red eye
[red eye] {adj. phr.} Bloodshot eyes that are strained from too […]

red-handed
[red-handed] {adj.} In the very act; while committing a crime or […]

riding for a fall
[riding for a fall] {adj. phr.} Behaving in an overconfident way […]

riding high
[riding high] {adj.} Attracting attention; enjoying great popularity. * /After scoring […]

right on
[right on] {adj.}, {interj.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. Exclamation of animated approval […]

right-wing
[right-wing] {adj.} Being or belonging to a political group which opposes […]

rob the cradle
[rob the cradle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or […]

roll out the red carpet
[roll out the red carpet] {v. phr.} 1. To welcome an […]

root-bound
[root-bound] {adj.} 1. Having a limited amount of space for root […]

rotten to the core
[rotten to the core] {adj. phr.} 1. Thoroughly decayed or spoiled. […]

rough-and-ready
[rough-and-ready] {adj.} 1. Not finished in detail; not perfected; rough but […]

rough-and-tumble
[rough-and-tumble] 1. {n.} Very rough, hard fighting or arguing that does […]

round-eyed
[round-eyed] or [wide-eyed] also [large-eyed] {adj.} Very much surprised; astonished; awed. […]

run-down
[run-down] {adj.} (stress on "run") In poor health or condition; weak […]

run-of-the-mill
[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * […]

rustproof
[rustproof] {adj.} Free from rusting or corrosion; permeated with anti-rust chemical […]

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

safe and sound
[safe and sound] {adj. phr.} Not harmed; not hurt; safe and […]

sand-lot
[sand-lot] {adj.} Of the kind seen on sand lots; not professional. […]

save face
[save face] {v. phr.} To save your good reputation, popularity, or […]

sawed-off
[sawed-off] {adj.}, {informal} Shorter than usual; small of its kind. * […]

scot-free
[scot-free] {adj. phr.} Without punishment; completely free. * /In spite of […]

search one's heart
[search one's heart] or [search one's soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To […]

second to none
[second to none] {adj. phr.} Excellent; first rate; peerless. * /Our […]

second-best
[second-best] {adj.} Next to best; second in rank. * /Mary wore […]

second-class
[second-class] (1) {adj.} 1. Belonging in the class that is next […]

second-rate
[second-rate] {adj.} Of mediocre or inferior quality. * /The movie received […]

second-run
[second-run] {adj.} Of a movie: Shown in many movie theaters before, […]

secondhand
[secondhand] {adj.} Used; not new; preowned. * /Sometimes a secondhand car […]

self-conscious
[self-conscious] {adj.} Embarrassed; shy. * /Edith has a freckled face and […]

self-made
[self-made] {adj.} Having achieved wealth, fame, and success on one's own […]

self-possessed
[self-possessed] {adj.} Confident; sure of one self. * /Before he made […]

self-seeking
[self-seeking] {adj.} Given to egotism and self-aggrandizement. * /Al is the […]

set in one's ways
[set in one's ways] {adj. phr.} Stubborn; opinionated; unchangeable. * /My […]

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

setting-up
[setting-up] {adj.} Done early in the morning to make you fresh […]

sewed up
[sewed up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Won or arranged as you wish; […]

shagged
[shagged] {adj.} 1. The past historic of shag. 2. Extremely tired […]

sharp as a tack
[sharp as a tack] {adj. phr.} 1. Very neatly and stylishly […]

shipshape
[shipshape] {adj.} In perfect condition; in good order. * /After we […]

shit-faced
[shit-faced] {adj.} Drunk.

shopworn
[shopworn] {adj.} A piece of merchandise that is offered below the […]

short and sweet
[short and sweet] {adj.} Brief and to the point. * /Henry's […]

short of
[short of] (1) {adj. phr.} 1. Less or worse than. * […]

short of breath
[short of breath] {adj.} Panting and wheezing. * /He ran up […]

short-spoken
[short-spoken] {adj.} Using so few words that you seem impatient or […]

shorthanded
[shorthanded] {adj.} Understaffed; short on workers. * /With several employees gone […]

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

signed, sealed, and delivered
[signed, sealed, and delivered] {adj. phr.} Finished; completed; in a state […]

sitting pretty
[sitting pretty] {adj.}, {slang} To be in a lucky position. * […]

skanky
[skanky] {adj.} Dirty, particularly of a marijuana pipe.

skin-deep
[skin-deep] {adj.} Only on the surface; not having any deep or […]

skint
[skint] {adj.} Without money.

slag
[slag] {adj.} 1. Worthless or insignificant person. 2. Promiscuous woman or […]

slap-head
[slap-head] {n.} {adj.} A bald man.

slow on the draw
[slow on the draw] {adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficulty […]

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

snug as a bug in a rug
[snug as a bug in a rug] {adj. phr.} Comfortable; cozy. […]

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

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

so-so
[so-so] {adj.} Fair; neither good nor bad. * /The children's grades […]

softhearted
[softhearted] {adj.} Generous; sympathetic. * /Street beggars tend to exploit the […]

sold on
[sold on] {adj.} Approving of; well disposed toward; convinced of the […]

something else
[something else] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} So good as to be beyond […]

sought after
[sought after] {adj.} Wanted by many buyers; searched for. * /Antiques […]

souped-up
[souped-up] {adj.}, {informal} More powerful or faster because of changes and […]

spaced out
[spaced out] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Having gaps in one's train of […]

spawny
[spawny] {adj.} Lucky (possibly from the Scottish game, Spawnie).

spick-and-span
[spick-and-span] {adj.} Sparkling clean; having a brand new look. * /She […]

spine-chilling
[spine-chilling] {adj.} Terrifying; causing great fear. * /Many children find the […]

spine-tingling
[spine-tingling] {adj.} Very exciting; thrilling. * /Our ride up the mountain […]

spoken for
[spoken for] {adj.} Occupied; reserved; taken; already engaged or married. * […]

squared away
[squared away] {adj. phr.} Looked after properly; tucked away; arranged. * […]

stagestruck
[stagestruck] {adj.} Desirous of becoming an actor or actress; enamored of […]

standoffish
[standoffish] {adj.} Stiff; aloof; reserved in manner. * /The famous chess […]

stars in one's eyes
[stars in one's eyes] {n. phr.} 1. An appearance or feeling […]

state-of-the-art
[state-of-the-art] {adj. phr.} The best and - the latest any field […]

steamed up
[steamed up] {adj.}, {informal} Excited or angry about or eager to […]

steaming
[steaming] {adj.} 1. Extremely drunk. 2. An intensifier, e.g. "You steaming […]

stepped up
[stepped up] {adj.} Carried on at a faster or more active […]

stone wall
[stone wall] or [brick wall] {adj.} Something hard to overcome; an […]

stone-blind
[stone-blind] {adj. phr.} 1. Completely blind. * /Poor Al is stone-blind […]

stone-broke
[stone-broke] or [dead broke] or [flat broke] {adj.}, {informal} Having no […]

stone-cold
[stone-cold] {adj.} Having no warmth; completely cold. - Used to describe […]

stone-dead
[stone-dead] {adj.}, {informal} Showing no signs of life; completely dead. * […]

stone-deaf
[stone-deaf] {adj. phr.} Completely deaf. * /Sam is stone-deaf so let […]

straightlaced
[straightlaced] {adj.} Of very strict morals and manners. * /She is […]

strapped for
[strapped for] {adj.} Broke; out of funds. * /My brother is […]

strung out
[strung out] {adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill […]

stuck with
[stuck with] {adj. phr.} Left in a predicament; left having to […]

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

stuff the ballot box
[stuff the ballot box] {v. phr.} To give more votes to […]

stuffed up
[stuffed up] {adj. phr.} Impeded; blocked. * /Our kitchen sink is […]

subject to
[subject to] {adj. phr.} 1. Under the government or control of; […]

such-and-such
[such-and-such] {adj. phr.} Being one whose name has been forgotten or […]

sunny-side up
[sunny-side up] {adj.} Fried on one side only. * /Barbara likes […]

sure as shooting
[sure as shooting] {adv. phr.} or {adv. phr.} Certainly, for certain, […]

sure-enough
[sure-enough] {adj.} Real; genuine. * /Rick found a sure-enough nickel./ * […]

surefire
[surefire] {adj.} Without fail; effective; bringing actual results. * /During a […]

sweet on
[sweet on] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In love with; very fond of. […]

swelled head
[swelled head] {n.}, {informal} A feeling that you are very important […]

switched on
[switched on] {adj.}, {slang} 1. In tune with the latest fads, […]

taken aback
[taken aback] also [taken back] {adj.} Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or […]

taper down
[taper down] {adj. phr.} To decrease; reduce. * /He has tapered […]

ten to one
[ten to one] or [two to one] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, […]

the matter
[the matter] {adj.} Not as it should be; wrong. - Used […]

the wiser
[the wiser] {adj.} Knowing about something which might be embarrassing of […]

third-class
[third-class(1)] {adj.} Belonging to the third class; of the third highest […]

three sheets in the wind
[three sheets in the wind] or [three sheets to the wind] […]

tight-lipped
[tight-lipped] {adj.} A taciturn person; one who doesn't say much. * […]

to blame
[to blame] {adj. phr.} Having done something wrong; to be blamed; […]

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

to heel
[to heel] {adj. phr.} 1. Close behind. * /The dog ran […]

to no avail
[to no avail] or [of no avail] (1) {adj. phr.}, {formal} […]

to oneself
[to oneself] (2) {adj. phr.} 1. Without company; away from others; […]

to speak of
[to speak of] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Important; worth talking about; worth […]

to that effect
[to that effect] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} With that meaning. * […]

to the contrary
[to the contrary] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} With an opposite result […]

to the effect that
[to the effect that] {adj. phr.} With the meaning or purpose; […]

to the fore
[to the fore] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Into leadership; out into […]

to the manner born
[to the manner born] {adj. phr.} At ease with something because […]

to-be
[to-be] {adj.} That is going to be; about to become. - […]

tongue-in-cheek
[tongue-in-cheek] {adj. phr.} In an ironic or insincere manner. * /When […]

too ---- by half
[too ---- by half] {adj.} ({princ. British}) Much too; excessively. * […]

too bad
[too bad] {adj.} To be regretted; worthy of sorrow or regret; […]

too big for one's breeches
[too big for one's breeches] or [too big for one's boots] […]

too close for comfort
[too close for comfort] {adj. phr.} Perilously near (said of bad […]

top-drawer
[top-drawer] {adj.}, {informal} Of the best; or most important kind. * […]

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

tripped out
[tripped out] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Incoherent, confused, faulty of speech, illogical; […]

two-faced
[two-faced] {adj.} Insincere; disloyal; deceitful. * /Don't confide too much in […]

under a cloud
[under a cloud] {adj. phr.} 1. Under suspicion; not trusted. * […]

under age
[under age] {adj. phr.} Too young; not old enough; below legal […]

under arrest
[under arrest] {adj. phr.} Held by the police. * /The man […]

under cover
[under cover] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} Hidden; concealed. * /The prisoners […]

under one's thumb
[under one's thumb] or [under the thumb] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} […]

under the sun
[under the sun] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} On earth; in the […]

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

up a stump
[up a stump] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Stumped; blocked; mixed up or […]

up a tree
[up a tree] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Hunted or chased […]

up against it
[up against it] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Faced with a great difficulty […]

up for grabs
[up for grabs] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Available for anyone to try […]

up front
[up front] (2) {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Open, sincere, hiding nothing. * […]

up in arms
[up in arms] {adj. phr.} 1. Equipped with guns or weapons […]

up in the air
[up in the air] {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. {informal} In […]

up the creek
[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. […]

up tight
[up tight] or [uptight] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Worried, irritated, excessively eager […]

up to the chin in
[up to the chin in] or [in --- up to the […]

up-and-coming
[up-and-coming] {adj. phr.} Bound toward success; upwardly mobile; progressive; ambitious. * […]

up-to-date
[up-to-date] {adj.} Modem; contemporary; the latest that technology can offer. * […]

used to
[used to] (1) {adj. phr.} In the habit of or familiar […]

wankered
[wankered] {adj.} 1. Very drunk. 2. Exhausted.

warts and all
[warts and all] {adj.} Including all negative characteristics (from a reported […]

wash and wear
[wash and wear] {adj.} Not needing to be ironed. - Refers […]

washed out
[washed out] {adj.} Listless in appearance; pale, wan. * /Small wonder […]

washed up
[washed up] {adj.} Ruined; finished; a failure. * /Harry is looking […]

watered down
[watered down] {adj.} Weakened; diluted. * /The play was a disappointing, […]

way off
[way off] {adj. phr.} At a great distance from a particular […]

well and good
[well and good] {adj. phr.} Good; satisfactory. * /If my daughter […]

well put
[well put] {adj. phr.} Well expressed or defined. * /His remarks […]

well-heeled
[well-heeled] {adj.}, {slang} Wealthy; having plenty of money. * /Bob's father, […]

well-off
[well-off] {adj. phr.} 1. Rich. * /They may not be millionaires, […]

well-to-do
[well-to-do] {adj.} Having or making enough money to live comfortably; prosperous. […]

wet behind the ears
[wet behind the ears] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not experienced; not knowing […]

wide of the mark
[wide of the mark] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Far from […]

within bounds
[within bounds] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Inside of the boundary […]

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

worked up
[worked up] also [wrought up] {adj.}, {literary} Feeling strongly; excited; angry; […]

worlds apart
[worlds apart] {adj. phr.} Completely different; in total disagreement. * /Jack […]

worn to a frazzle
[worn to a frazzle] {adj. phr.} To be fatigued; be exhausted. […]

worse for wear
[worse for wear] {adj. phr.} Not as good as new; worn […]

worth a cent
[worth a cent] {adj. phr.} Worth anything; of any value. - […]

worth one's salt
[worth one's salt] {adj. phr.} Being a good worker, or a […]

would-be
[would-be] {adj.} Aspiring. * /The Broadway casting offices are always full […]

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

wringing wet
[wringing wet] {adj.} Wet through and through; soaked; dripping. * /He […]

x-double minus
[x-double minus] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Extremely poorly done, bad, inferior (said […]

x-rated
[x-rated] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Pertaining to movies, magazines, and literature judged […]

year-round
[year-round] or [year-around] {adj.} Usable, effective, or operating all the year. […]

yellow-bellied
[yellow-bellied] {adj.}, {slang} Extremely timid, cowardly. * /Joe Bennett is a […]

yellow-livered
[yellow-livered] {adj.} Cowardly. * /The young boy greatly resented being called […]