June 3

Question 1

box someone in

Answer 1

To put someone in a tight and awkward situation; incapacitate someone.

e.g. It was clear Kohlberg was going to be put in a box.

Question 2

cut to the chase

Answer 2

To get to the point. Used by action films, meaning to shift to the scene where guys are being chased.

“Blah, Blah, blah..”
“Cut to the chase.”
“What? You think you’re in a Hollywood movie?”

Question 3

hit the roof

Answer 3

get very angry and fly into a rage

e.g. The professor combusted when the student didn’t know the answer to a very elementary question”

Question 4

wiener

Answer 4

another name for PENIS, but a more comical way of expressing the term

“hey dude, your’e a wiener”

Question 5

wallflower

Answer 5

a type of loner. seemingly shy folks who no one really knows. often some of the most interesting people if one actually talks to them. cute.

I met this gorgeous girl, a bit of a wallflower, but very sweet.

Question 6

fall through

Answer 6

to fail.

Our party for next Saturday fell through.

Question 7

white whale

Answer 7

Something you obsess over to the point that it nearly or completely destroys you.

Captain Ahab was so obsessed with killing Moby Dick (the white whale) that it in turn killed him.

Question 8

poontang/poonaner

Answer 8

female genitalia

Her poontang was the warmest and silkiest I had ever fucked.

Question 9

pull the wool over someone’s eyes

Answer 9

to deceive someone.

You can’t pull the wool over my eyes.

Question 10

fall off the turnip truck

Answer 10

To be naive, uninformed, or unsophisticated, in the manner of a rustic person.

Question 11

working the room

Answer 11

The seduction of an entire room of men by an attractive woman, often with the intent of sales or self-promotion.

Goofus was a wallflower all night, while Gallant was working the room.

Question 12

freewheeling

Answer 12

act without concern for rules, conventions, or the consequences of one’s actions.

“the freewheeling drug scene of the sixties”

Question 13

credo

Answer 13

a statement of the beliefs or aims that guide someone’s actions.

“he announced his credo in his first editorial”

Question 14

have egg on one’s face

Answer 14

Fig. to be embarrassed by something one has done. (As if one went out in public with a dirty face.)

I was completely wrong, and now I have egg on my face. She’s really got egg on her face!

Question 15

corral

Answer 15

gather together and confine (a group of people or things).

“the organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation”

Question 16

streaking

Answer 16

Running around naked like a dousche bag!!

“Were Going Streaking!!!!”

Question 17

putt from the rough

Answer 17

Crude description of gay anal sex. Originated from the movie “Good Will Hunting”.

Hey, I got no problem if you putt from the rough!

Question 18

have (something) coming to one

Answer 18

deserve something

Question 19

take a shine to

Answer 19

to like someone immediately

I think Andrew has taken a bit of a shine to our new member of staff.

Question 20

throw in the towel

Answer 20

to signal that one is going to quit; to quit.

When John could stand no more of Mary’s bad temper, he threw in the towel and left.

Question 21

tripping balls

Answer 21

being under the influence of a substance that is extremely altering your mental and/or spiritual state.

Stop talking to me, I’m tripping ball.

Question 22

regale

Answer 22

entertain or amuse (someone) with talk.

“he regaled her with a colorful account of that afternoon’s meeting”

Question 23

bird bones

Answer 23

a condition in which a person cannot take a ribbing from a close friend. the person receiving the playful picking commences to whine and cry like a little baby bird until everyones in a bad mood.

we were gonna tease braden about getting fired but he’s got brittle bird bones.

Question 24

ribbing

Answer 24

The act or instance of joking or teasing. See also banter.

Stop your ribbing, I don’t find it funny at all.

Question 25

frag

Answer 25

fragmentation grenade

Question 26

gloss over something

Answer 26

to cover up, minimize, or play down something bad.

Don’t gloss over your own role in this fiasco!

Question 27

to lay an anchor to the windward

Answer 27

signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for success or security.

Question 28

fomo

Answer 28

(fear of missing out) anxiety that an exciting or interesting event may currently be happening elsewhere, often aroused by posts seen on a social media website.

“I realized I was a lifelong sufferer of FOMO”

Question 29

lay an egg

Answer 29

Fig. [for someone] to do something bad or poorly; to perform poorly on stage.

The cast laid an egg in both performances.

Question 30

hit the sauce

Answer 30

drink alcohol, consume alcoholic beverages in an uncontrollable manner.

“The mother seemed to hit the sauce pretty bad” (seinfeld, the rye episode)

Question 31

want for nothing

Answer 31

IN BRIEF: to idly just want, desire or have, especially unnecessarily or when it’s not a definite need.

NOTE: Spoiled kids is mainly the ones that want for nothing. The part spoiled kids doesn’t know (especially if they’re ungrateful) is the unfortunate kids wishes they we’re in their shoes.

Question 32

hot rod

Answer 32

A fast car, mostly home-built from the 20’s to the 40’s

A 1932 Ford highboy roadster is the quintesential hot rod

Question 33

hair shirt

Answer 33

if someone wears a hair shirt, they choose to make their life unpleasant by not having or experiencing anything that gives them pleasure I don’t think you have to put on a hair shirt in order to be a socialist.

Question 34

pound of flesh

Answer 34

Fig. a payment or punishment that involves suffering and sacrifice on the part of the person being punished. (*Typically: give someone ~; owe someone ~; pay someone ~; take ~.)

He wants revenge. He won’t be satisfied until he takes his pound of flesh.

Question 35

throw hat in the ring

Answer 35

to do something that makes it clear you want to compete with other people, especially to compete for a political position.

She’s seriously considering throwing her hat in the ring and declaring herself a candidate for the election.

Question 36

i’ll cross the bridge when i come to it

Answer 36

something that you say in order to tell someone that you will not worry about a possible problem but will deal with it if it happens.

‘What if the flight is delayed?’ ‘I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.’

Question 37

chew someone up and spit them out

Answer 37

To demolish someone; treat someone very harshly (1920+)

Question 38

going south

Answer 38

A deal that went bad or not as expected!

If we don’t get the share-holder on board this expansion deal will be going south.

Question 39

ruffle some feathers

Answer 39

(idiomatic) To disturb; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.

Any frank discussion of politics is sure to ruffle some feathers.

Question 40

wee hours

Answer 40

The hours of the 24-hour clock starting at midnight until, generally, dawn or, more specifically, 5-6 am.

I will be in BTC until the wee hours of the morning.