Meaning: action officer

n.
the case officer designated to perform an act during a clandestine operation (especially in a hostile area)

be laughing (one's) head off Idiom, Proverb

a bit off/a bit mental

not rational, unbalanced, one brick short Kate talks to the birds. Do you think she's a bit off?

a chip off the old block

a boy who is like his dad, the apple doesn't... Eric is a chip off the old block. He's just like his dad.

a little hair off the dog

(See hair off the dog)

a little off

not quite sane, a bit crazy, one brick short... When Clem started eating grass, we knew he was a little off.

a rip-off

unfair price or rule, priced too high The price of drinks was a rip-off. A small Coke cost $3!

a takeoff on

similar to, based on the same idea, a send-up The school play was a takeoff on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

an offer I couldn't refuse

an offer that contains a threat or force, a request that is a command The border guards invited me to stay for further questioning - it was an offer I couldn't refuse.

another nail in your coffin

"another cigarette; harmful substance" Every cigarette he smoked was another nail in his coffin.

back off

do not come closer, do not touch me Back off, you animal! Don't touch me!

be off

leave, go, off with you Be off, my dear, or you'll be late for work.

be bedlam (one's) arch off

To be bedlam actively or hysterically. Your jokes are absolute for your accent tonight. They'll be bedlam their active off! I'm cogent you, Mark's admirer is hilarious! I was bedlam my arch off back I met him.Learn more: head, laugh, off

be bedlam your arch off

INFORMALCOMMON If you are laughing your head off, you are bedlam a lot. They were apparently bedlam their active off. Note: You can use added verbs with agnate meanings to laugh in this way. Laura was sitting inside, amusement her arch off.Learn more: head, laugh, off

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be a piece of cake be all ears be-all, end-all be broke be fed up with (with someone or something) be in and out be my guest be my undoing be off be on the go be on the road be over be there be there for me be there or be square be to blame be up and running be just the thing be just what the doctor ordered be kacking it be kakking it be keen about (someone or something) be keen on (someone or something) be kept in the dark (about something) be kept in the loop be kept on a short leash be kept on a tight leash be kicked to the curb be kicked upstairs be knee-deep in be knee-high to a grasshopper be knocked down a notch (or two) be knocked down a peg (or two) be knocked out cold be knocked out of the box be knocked sideways be knocking on heaven's door be knocking on the door be laid to rest be larger than life be laughed out of court be laughing be laughing (one's) head off be laughing all the way to the bank be laughing on the other side of (one's) face be laughing on the other side of your face be laughing out of the other side of (one's) mouth be laughing up (one's) sleeve be laughing up your sleeve be laughing your head off be left (out) in the cold be left at the post be left hanging (in the air/in midair) be left hanging in the air be left holding the baby be left holding the bag be left in the dark (about something) be left in the lurch be left to (one's) own devices be left to (one's) own resources be level pegging be licking (one's) lips be licking your lips be light on be light on (one's) feet be light on (something) be light on something be light on your feet