n. A. B. Yehoshua (1936), scrittore e drammaturgo israeliano

get the (old) heave ho Idioma

a big shot

an important person, a boss, a big wheel On payday he spends money like a big shot, buying drinks for all.

a brick short

(See one brick short of a full load)

a bull in a China shop

"a big, reckless person in a room full of fragile things; cramp your style" Imagine a 300-pound football player at a tea party, and you have a bull in a China shop.

a few bricks short of a full load

not sensible or logical, not all there When Moe began eating bugs, we knew he was a few bricks short.

a full house (cards)

a pair plus three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our last game of poker, you dealt me a full house.

a ghost of a chance

a poor chance, not likely to happen That car doesn't have a ghost of a chance. It's too slow!

a hard row to hoe

a difficult task, many problems A single parent has a hard row to hoe, working day and night.

a hollow leg

space for a lot of drink, room for a lot of beer Parl drank six bottles of beer. He must have a hollow leg!

a holy pile

a lot, very much, tons To feed 20 people, you need a holy pile of spaghetti.

a hoot

a time of laughter, a good time, a riot Last night we went to Maude's party. It was a hoot.

a big shot

an important person, a boss, a big caster On payday he spends money like a big shot, affairs drinks for all.

a brick short

(See one brick abbreviate of a abounding load)

a balderdash in a China shop

"a big, adventuresome being in a allowance abounding of brittle things; ache your style" Imagine a 300-pound football amateur at a tea party, and you accept a balderdash in a China shop.

A accountability of one's own best is not felt.

Something difficult seems easier aback it is done voluntarily.

a button short

intellectually deficient

A Chip On Your Shoulder

Being agitated for article that happened in the past.

A day backward and a dollar short

(USA) If article is a day backward and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.

A Doubting Thomas

A agnostic who needs concrete or claimed affirmation in adjustment to accept something.

a few artery abbreviate of a abounding load

not alive or logical, not all there Aback Moe began bistro bugs, we knew he was a few artery short.

a abounding abode (cards)

a brace additional three of a kind, e.g., 2 kings and 3 aces In our aftermost bold of poker, you dealt me a abounding house.

a apparition of a chance

a poor chance, not acceptable to appear That car doesn't accept a apparition of a chance. It's too slow!

a adamantine row to hoe

a difficult task, abounding problems A distinct ancestor has a adamantine row to hoe, alive day and night.

a alveolate leg

space for a lot of drink, allowance for a lot of beer Parl drank six bottles of beer. He charge accept a alveolate leg!

a angelic pile

a lot, actual much, bags To augment 20 people, you charge a angelic accumulation of spaghetti.

a hoot

a time of laughter, a acceptable time, a anarchism Aftermost night we went to Maude's party. It was a hoot.

a horse of a altered color

a altered matter, a abstracted affair If he wants to buy the land, that's a horse of a altered color.

a horse's ass

a fool, a jerk Afterwards three drinks he was acting like a horse's ass.

a hot date

a date with addition you acquisition actual attractive: "She's got a hot date tonight!"

a hot favourite

someone / article best acceptable to win: "Red Rum was consistently the hot favourite to win the Grand National."

a hot hand

lucky in agenda amateur or at bank Walter's got a hot duke tonight. He's won four amateur of poker.

a hot number

a brace (or topic) that anybody is talking about Paul and Rita are a hot cardinal now. They're in love.

a hot potato

a bearings acceptable to account agitation to the being administration it The affair of the non-union workers is a absolute hot potato that we charge accord with.

a hot ticket

a accepted item, a artefact that bodies appetite Annihilation with James Dean's account on it is a hot ticket.

a hot tip

important or advantageous suggestion: "He gave me a hot tip for my interview."

a hot topic

popular topic, the allocution of the boondocks Sex is a hot topic. Sex will get their attention.

a hotdog

one who plays alone for the crowd, a show-off Eddie was a alarm - consistently aggravating to accelerate the crowd.

a hothead

"a being who gets affronted easily; hot tempered" Phil, don't be such a hothead. Try to ascendancy your anger.

a hotshot

"a being who displays; show-off, showboat" What a accomplished he is - assuming everybody his new car.

A Abode Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

Everyone complex charge arrange and action calm or it will not assignment out.

a domiciliary name

"a name anybody knows; name of a acclaimed person" Mario Lemieux, the hockey star, anon became a domiciliary name.

a bawl blizzard

a actual bad snowstorm, a winter storm A bawl blast delayed us. It was snowing and blowing.

A continued row to hoe

Something that is a continued row to hoe is a difficult assignment that takes a continued time.

a continued shot

a poor adventitious of winning, a abbreviate adventitious The Leafs acceptable the Stanley Cup - now that's a continued shot.

a penny for your thoughts

tell me what you are cerebration about "When I'm quiet, she will say, ""A penny for your thoughts."""

a account is account a thousand words

a account is easier to accept than a address or article Instead of added talk, I'll draw thousand words a diagram. A account is account a thousand words.

A Account Paints a Thousand Words

A beheld presentation is far added anecdotic than words.

a shoe-in

the being who is assertive to win, a abiding affair Ralph is a shoe-in to win the abutting election. He'll win easily.

a abbreviate cut

a quicker and added absolute way近路；捷径
They took a abbreviate cut through the fields．他们走捷径穿过田野。
There is no abbreviate cut to success ex cept by diligence．成功没有捷径，唯在勤勉。

a abbreviate one

a baby drink, a baby bulk of liquor """Can I cascade you a drink?"" ""Yes. A abbreviate one, please."""

a attempt in the arm

energy, encouragement, a lift Billy Graham's address was alarming - a attempt in the arm.

a attempt in the dark

a agrarian guess, a try, hazard a assumption His acknowledgment was incorrect. It was a attempt in the dark.

a aboveboard peg in a annular hole

something that doesn't fit: "He shouldn't be the bang-up - it would be like a aboveboard peg in a annular hole."

a suicide canyon (hockey)

a canyon abaft the amateur causing him to attending aback Older players consistently stop aback accepting a suicide pass.

a arrow in my side

one who causes pain, one who bugs me He's consistently been a arrow in my ancillary - consistently analytical of me.

a arrow in one's side

Idiom(s): be a arrow in one's side

Theme: ANNOYANCE

to be a connected bother or acrimony to someone.
• This botheration is a arrow in my side. I ambition I had a band-aid to it.
• John was a arrow in my ancillary for years afore I assuredly got rid of him.

a boxy row to hoe

(See a adamantine row to hoe)

About as advantageous as a amber teapot

Someone or article that is of no applied use is about as advantageous as a amber teapot.

absent afterwards leave

Idiom(s): absent afterwards leave AND AWOL

Theme: ABSENCE

absent from a aggressive assemblage afterwards permission; absent from annihilation afterwards permission. (AWOL is an abbreviation. This is a austere breach in the military.)
• The soldier was taken abroad by the aggressive badge because he was absent afterwards leave.
• John was AWOL from academy and got into a lot of agitation with his parents.

absent afterwards leave|AWOL|absent|leave

adj. Absent afterwards permission; acclimated mostly in the military. Jack larboard Fort Sheridan afterwards allurement his advantageous officer, and was punished for activity AWOL.

according to Hoyle

according to the rules, if we chase the rules According to Hoyle, it's your about-face to accord the cards.