[muscle-bound] {adj.} Having your muscles large, hard, and tight from too much exercising; having muscles so developed that you can hardly move. * /Bob was big and strong, but he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bound for

[bound for] {adj. phr.} On the way to; going to. * /I am bound for the country club./ * /The ship is bound for Liverpool./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

highbrow

[highbrow] {adj.} Very well educated or even over-educated; belonging to the educated middle class; sophisticated. * /Certain novels are not for everyone and are considered as highbrow entertainment./ Contrast: [LOW […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

strong language

[strong language] {n. phr.} Cursing; swearing. * /When Ned learned that he had been fired, he used some very strong language about his boss./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on the hour

[on the hour] {adv. phr.} Each time the hour has zero minutes and zero seconds. * /The uptown bus goes past the school on […]

straw

[straw] See: [GIVE A HANG], [GRASP AT A STRAW], [GRASP AT STRAWS], [LAST STRAW] or [STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK], […]

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne

(1779-1848) English Prime Minister It is tiresome to hear education discussed, tiresome to educate, and tiresome to be […]

handbags

[handbags] {n.} a harmless fight especially between two women. (from "handbags at dawn" an allusion to duelling)