[the pits] {n.}, {slang} 1. A low class, blighted and ill-maintained […]

[the powers that be] {n. phr.} Constituted authority; those in power. […]

[the ropes] {n. plural}, {informal} Thorough or special knowledge of a […]

[the score] {n.}, {slang} The truth; the real story or information; […]

[the three R's] {n. phr.} (W)riting, reading, and (a)rithmetic, the three […]

[the ticket] {n.} Exactly what is needed. - Often used with […]

[the tracks] {n.} The line between the rich or fashionable part […]

[the whole nine yards] {adv. phr.} or {n. phr.} {adv. phr.} […]

[the works] {n. plural}, {slang} 1. Everything that can be had […]

[thing or two] {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Facts not generally known, […]