TD Idiom, Proverb

a hotdog

one who plays only for the crowd, a show-off Eddie was a hotdog - always trying to excite the crowd.

hotdog

cooked wiener inside a long bun Two hotdogs with mustard, please. And two coffees - black.

outdo yourself

perform better than before, do your personal best Don't try to outdo yourself every time you run. Just jog sometimes.

big as all outdoors

Idiom(s): (as) big as all outdoors

Theme: SIZE

very big, usually referring to a space of some kind. (Folksy.)
• You should see Bob's living room. It's as big as all outdoors.
• The new movie theater is as big as all outdoors.

countdown

n.. Space English, informal 1. A step-by-step process which leads to the launching of a rocket. Countdown starts at 23:00 hours tomorrow night and continues for 24 hours. 2. Process of counting inversely during the acts leading to a launch; liftoff occurs at zero. 3. The time immediately preceding an important undertaking, borrowed from Space English. We're leaving for Hawaii tomorrow afternoon; this is countdown time for us.

letdown

n. A disappointment; a heartbreak. It was a major letdown for John when Mary refused to marry him.

putdown

n. An insult, It was a nasty putdown when John called his sister a fat cow.

all outdoors, big as

all outdoors, big as
see big as life, def. 3.

outdo

outdo
outdo oneself
1) to do something better than one ever did before or thought one could do
2) to make a supreme effort

outdoors

outdoors
see big as life.

More Idioms/Phrases

out of, be out on one's ear out with it outdo outdoors outs outset outside outsmart over over again

English Vocalbulary

coatee coatees coati coati-mondi coati-mundi coating coatings coatis coatrack coatracks coatroom coatrooms coats coats land coatstand coattail coattails coattails effect