[tail between one's legs] {n. phr.} State of feeling beaten, ashamed, or very obedient, as after a scolding or a whipping. * /The army sent the enemy home with their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get cracking

[get cracking] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To hurry up, to start moving fast. (Used mostly as an imperative). * /Come on, you guys, let's get cracking!/ (Let's hurry up!) Compare: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cow's tail

[cow's tail] {n.}, {dialect} A person who is behind others. * /John was the cow's tail at the exam./ * /Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Norp

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

out of one's wits

[out of one's wits] See: [SCARE OUT OF ONE'S WITS].

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

tail between one's legs

[tail between one's legs] {n. phr.} State of feeling beaten, ashamed, or very obedient, as after a scolding or a whipping. * […]

Francoise Sagan

(1935--), French novelist Men have more problems than women. In the first place, they have to put up with women.

goof on

[goof on] {v. phr.} To laugh or joke at smb.; to tease. * /You're goofing on me, right?/

tosser

[tosser] {n.} 1. Someone who masturbates (to toss off). 2. Someone the speaker doesn't like (from 1.). 3. An affectionate form […]

Terry Pratchett

(1948--), SF author, Small Gods The trouble with being a god is that you've got no one to pray to.