[tan one's hide] {v. phr.}, {informal} To give a beating to; spank hard. * /Bob's father tanned his hide for staying out too late./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

hide or hair

[hide or hair] or [hide nor hair] {n. phr.}, {informal} A sign or trace of someone that is gone or lost; any sign at all of something missing. Usually used […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hide out

[hide out] {v. phr.} To go into hiding, as in the case of a criminal on the run. * /He tried to hide out but the police tracked him down./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hide one's face

[hide one's face] or [hide one's head] {v. phr.} 1. To lower your head or turn your face away because of shame or embarrassment. * /The teacher found out that […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1852-1956) A highbrow is a person educated beyond his intelligence.

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CLM (Career Limiting Move)

[CLM] (Career Limiting Move) Used by microserfs to describe an ill-advised activity. * /"Trashing your boss while he or she […]

Norp

[Norp] from pr0n. Used to discreetly speak of pornography without alerting the attention of others (less obvious in meaning […]

hit bottom

[hit bottom] or [touch bottom] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be at the very lowest. * /In August there was a big supply of […]

rest room

[rest room] {n.} A room or series of rooms in a public building which has things for personal comfort and grooming, such as […]

hardly any

[hardly any] or [scarcely any] Almost no or almost none; very few. * /Hardly any of the students did well on the test, so […]

hell-on-wheels

[hell-on-wheels] {n.}, {slang} A short-tempered, nagging, or crabby person especially one who makes another unhappy by […]