[holy cats] or [holy cow] or [holy mackerel] or [holy Moses] {interj.}, {informal} - Used to express strong feeling (as astonishment, pleasure, or anger); used in speech or when writing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

good grief!

[good grief!] {interj.}, {informal} Wow! Indication of surprise, good or bad. * /"Good grief," Joe cried out loud. "Is this all you will pay me for my hard work?"/ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cow

[cow] See: [HOLY CATS] or [HOLY COW], [SACRED COW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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fifty-fifty

[fifty-fifty] (2) {adj.}, {informal} 1. Divided or shared equally. * /It will be a fifty-fifty arrangement; half the money […]

up the creek

[up the creek] or [up the creek without a paddle] {adj. phr.}, {informal} In trouble or difficulty and unable to do anything […]

Aristotle

(384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher My friends! There are no friends.

Brain Fart

[Brain Fart] A byproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly; a burst of useful information. * /"I know […]

make one step at a time

[make one (little) step at a time] to do something gradually. Little by little. * /Breaking old habits isn't easy so take the […]

Ogden Nash

(1902-1971), Will Consider Situation People who work sitting down get paid more than people who work standing up.

SITCOMs

[SITCOMs] ("Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage") What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them […]

do a job on

[do a job on] {v. phr.}, {slang} To damage badly; do harm to; make ugly or useless. * /The baby did a job on Mary's book./ * […]