[rear end] {n.} 1. The back part (usually of a vehicle) * /The rear end of our car was smashed when we stopped suddenly and the car behind us hit […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

throw out of gear

[throw out of gear] {v. phr.} 1. To separate the gears of (a car or some other machine) when you want to stop it. * /When John wanted to stop, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bring up the rear

[bring up the rear] {v. phr.} 1. To come last in a march, parade, or procession; end a line. * /The fire truck with Santa on it brought up the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

high gear

[high gear] {n. phr.}, {informal} Top speed; full activity. * /Production got into high gear after the vacation./ * /An advertising campaign for the new toothpaste promptly moved into high […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Menander

(342-291 B.C.) Privacy--you can't find it anywhere, not even if you want to hang yourself.

Easy American English - Idioms 2 : Food

Learn English Idioms with Dana from Wanted an Adventure! In this lesson: It's a [piece of cake]: something is easy To […]

congregate housing

[congregate housing] {n.}, {informal} A form of housing for elderly persons in which dining facilities and services are shared […]

house detective

[house detective] {n.} A detective employed by a hotel, store, or other business to watch for any trouble. * /The one-armed […]

meet with

[meet with] {v.} 1. To meet (someone), usually by accident. * /In the woods he met with two strangers./ Syn.: [COME UPON]. […]

sales talk

[sales talk] {n.} A speech made to point out all the good reasons why the sale would help someone who might buy the product. […]

Benjamin Franklin

(1706-1790) One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are, the more they're valued.

Cobweb

[Cobweb] A WWW site that never changes.