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AIM

"AOL Instant Messenger" Usage: Talk to me on AIM.

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[talk over] {v.} 1. To talk together about; try to agree about or decide by talking; discuss. * /Tom talked his plan over with his father before he bought the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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talk up

[talk up] {v.} 1. To speak in favor or support of. * /Let's talk up the game and get a big crowd./ 2. To speak plainly or clearly. * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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boozer

[boozer] {n.} 1. a pub or bar. 2. Someone who drinks alcohol to excess.

foul-up

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[matter of opinion] {n. phr.} Something that may or may not be true; something that people do not all agree on. * /Whether […]

have a snowballs chance in hell

[have a snowball's chance in hell] {v. phr.} To be condemned to failure; enjoy a zero chance of success. * /Pessimists used […]

stare in the face

[stare in the face] {n. phr.} 1. To be about to meet or to happen to (you.) * /Grandmother became very sick and death was […]