[tripped out] {adj.}, {slang}, {informal} Incoherent, confused, faulty of speech, illogical; as if under the influence of drugs or alcohol. * /It was hard to make sense of anything Fred […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

to the tune of

[to the tune of] {adv. phr.}, {informal} To the amount or extent of; in the amount of. * /He had to pay to the tune of fifty dollars for seeing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sing a different tune

[sing a different tune] or [whistle a different tune] also [sing a new tune] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk or act in the opposite way; contradict something said before. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

freak out

[freak out] (2) {v. phr.}, {slang} To lose control over one's conscious self due to the influence of hallucinogenic drugs. * /Joe freaked out last night./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Tallulah Bankhead

(1900-1968) U.S. actress If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

go fly a kite

[go fly a kite] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go away; leave. Usually used as a command, to show that you do not accept someone's […]

walk out

[walk out] {v.} 1. To go on strike. * /When the company would not give them higher pay, the workers walked out./ 2. To […]

for keeps

[for keeps] {adv. phr.} 1. For the winner to keep. * /They played marbles for keeps./ 2. {informal} For always; forever, […]

still waters run deep

[still waters run deep] Quiet people probably are profound thinkers. - A proverb. * /He doesn't say much, but he sure looks […]

Sherwood Anderson

(1876-1941) U.S. short story writer No one asked you to be a writer.