be broad in the beam Idiom

off the beam

wrong, mistaken What he said about the new office was right off the beam and should be ignored by everyone.

on the beam

doing well, just right or correct What he said about the tax problem was right on the beam. .

beam me up Scotty

(interj) give me crack

beamer

expensive European car: BMW, status symbol. Used by Tribe Called Quest on Low End Theory. References to 325i's are to BMW 3-series models with a 2.5 litre engine. References to 735i's, 740i's, 750i's are to models in the 7-series range of BMW models. The 750iL is the flagship model made by BMW. A reference to the a seven series model is found in Ice Cube's "Ghetto Bird". 850i's (mentioned in Wu-Tang's "Can It All Be...") is to the BMW 850i Coup

high beamin'

blind by the shining from diamonds:"I'm High Beamin'"

triple beam

balanced scales for weighing with three grades of weights, originally used to measure gold, it is more commonly used to measure drugs:"You learned about your triple beam from me" -- Ice Cube (Dr. Frankenstein [1998])

broad in the beam

Idiom(s): broad in the beam

Theme: WIDTH

with wide hips or large buttocks. (From a nautical expression for a wide ship.)
• I am getting a little broad in the beam. It's time to go on a diet.
• John is just naturally broad in the beam.

off the beam|beam|off

adv. or adj. phr. 1. (Of an airplane) Not in the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the wrong direction. A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when his plane is off the beam. 2. slang Wrong; mistaken. Maud was off the beam when she said that the girls didn't like her.
Antonym: ON THE BEAM.

on the beam|beam|on

adv. or adj. phr. 1. (Of an airplane) In the radio beam that marks the path to follow between airports; flying in the right direction. A radio signal tells the pilot of an airplane when he is flying on the beam. 2. slang Doing well; just right; good or correct. Kenneth's answer was right on the beam.
Antonym: OFF THE BEAM.

beam

beam
see broad in the beam; off the beam.

be abounding in the beam

1. Of a ship, to be decidedly advanced in the middle. Since that address is abounding in the beam, I agnosticism it will fit through the attenuated channel.2. Of a person, to accept an abounding buttocks. Because I'm abounding in the beam, I agnosticism those pants will fit me.Learn more: beam, broad

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