[time] See: [ABOUT TIME], [AGAINST TIME], [AT A TIME], [AT ONE TIME], [AT THE SAME TIME], [AT TIMES], [BEHIND THE TIMES], [BEHIND TIME], [BIDE ONE'S TIME], [BIG TIME], [EVERY TIME […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come to pass

[come to pass] {v. phr.}, {literary} To happen; occur. * /Strange things come to pass in troubled times./ * /It came to pass that the jailer visited him by night./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pass away

[pass away] {v.} 1. To slip by; go by; pass. * /We had so much fun that the weekend passed away before we realized it./ * /Forty years had passed […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

at the same time

[at the same time] {adv. phr.} 1. In the same moment; together. * /The two runners reached the finish line at the same time./ Syn.: [AT ONCE], [AT ONE TIME]. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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off-color

[off-color] or [off-colored] {adj.} 1. Not of the proper hue or shade; not matching a standard color sample. * /The […]

sleep a wink

[sleep a wink] {v. phr.} To get a moment's sleep; enjoy a bit of sleep. - Used in negative and conditional statements and in […]

take out

[take out] {v. phr.} 1. To ask for and fill in. * /Mary and John took out a marriage license./ 2. To begin to run. * […]

Edgar Allan Poe

(1804-1849) U.S. author My best friend would be the man who [blew my brains out] with a pistol.

as good as go

[as good as go] {adv. phr.} In the phrase, I'd as good's go to New York, instead of "I might as well go to New York." "I'd as […]

Miguel de Cervantes

(1547-1616), Spanish novelist I drink when I have occasion for it, and sometimes when I have not.

Starter Marriage

[Starter Marriage] A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no property and no regrets.

N Apostrophe T - Song

A funny "N Apostrophe T" (n't) song, written by Tom Lehrer.