ska Idiom, Proverb

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cheap skate

a person who does not pay his share, a tight-ass That cheap skate can keep his money. I'll pay for the tickets.

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cheapskate

a person who will not spend much money, a stingy person My friend is a cheapskate and won't even go to a movie with me.

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Saskatchewan pheasant

magpie, black and white bird Two Saskatchewan pheasants flew out of the bush.

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skate on thin ice

take a chance, risk danger or disapproval He has been skating on thin ice recently with regard to his job. He is causing many problems and may be fired.

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skaters

skate boarders, boarders The skaters were asked to leave the downtown area.

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skank

a scandalous woman

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skanless

scandalous woman

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get your skates on

to hurry up: "Get your skates on - we're late as it is!"

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skate on thin ice|ice|skate|thin ice

v. phr. To take a chance; risk danger, disapproval or anger. You'll be skating on thin ice if you ask Dad to increase your allowance again. John knew he was skating on thin ice, but he could not resist teasing his sister about her boyfriend.

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skating rink|rink|skating

n., slang, citizen's band radio jargon Slippery road. Attention all units there's a skating rink ahead!

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askance

askance
see look askance.

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look askance

look askance
View with mistrust, as in They looked askance at him when he said he'd just made a million in the stock market. The precise feeling conveyed by this expression has varied since it was first used in the 1500s, from envy to contempt to suspicion, although the literal meaning was “look obliquely, with a side glance.” The present sense dates from about 1800. Also see look sideways at.

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skate

skate
In addition to the idiom beginning with skate, also see cheap skate; on thin ice.

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skate over

skate over
Treat superficially or hurriedly, avoid mentioning, as in He concentrated on the main points of the contract and skated over the details. This idiom transfers the gliding motion of skating to dealing with something in a cursory way. [Mid-1900s]