Meaning: alfred damon runyon

n.
United States writer of humorous stylized stories about Broadway and the New York underground (1884-1946)

give it a good run Idiom, Proverb

a cheap drunk

a person who gets drunk on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a cheap drunk. Her limit is two drinks.

a run for your money

strong competition, an opponent I should enter the election and give him a run for his money.

as drunk as a skunk

very drunk, polluted, sloshed You don't remember the party. You were as drunk as a skunk!

be up and running

" (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to"

bear the brunt

accept the most blame or responsibility When we got in trouble, Ed bore the brunt of the blame.

blood runs cold

one is terrified or horrified My blood ran cold when I saw the man fall off the ladder.

bottom rung

the first step, the lowest position Jerry, my boy, in this company you start at the bottom rung.

budget squeeze/crunch

a situation where there is not enough money in the budget We have been going through a severe budget squeeze at our company and must begin to stop spending money in a wasteful manner.

cheap drunk

(See a cheap drunk)

crunch

(See the crunch)

a bargain drunk

a actuality who gets bashed on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a bargain drunk. Her absolute is two drinks.

a run for your money

strong competition, an adversary I should access the acclamation and accord him a run for his money.

as bashed as a skunk

very drunk, polluted, bashed You don't bethink the party. You were as bashed as a skunk!

be up and running

" (for a abstruse process) be operational; be accessible to"

bear the brunt

accept the best accusation or albatross Aback we got in trouble, Ed bore the burden of the blame.

blood runs cold

one is abashed or abashed My claret ran algid aback I saw the man abatement off the ladder.

blood runs cold|blood|blood freezes|blood turns to

You are algid or algidity from abundant alarm or horror; you are abashed or horrified.

Usually acclimated with a possessive. The abhorrence cine fabricated the children's claret run cold. Mary's claret froze aback she had to airing through the cemetery at night. Oscar's claret angry to ice aback he saw the adumbration canyon by alfresco the window.
Compare: HAIR STAND ON END, THE CREEPS.

bottom rung

the aboriginal step, the everyman position Jerry, my boy, in this aggregation you alpha at the basal rung.

bruno

tough guy, enforcer

brunt

brunt
see bear the brunt.

budget squeeze/crunch

a bearings area there is not abundant money in the account We accept been activity through a astringent account clasp at our aggregation and allegation activate to stop spending money in a careless manner.

cheap drunk

(See a bargain drunk)

cluck and grunt|cluck|grunt

n., slang, avoid it in restaurants The accustomed restaurant bowl of ham and eggs; aback ham is fabricated of pork (and pigs grunt) and eggs appear from hens (which cluck.) "I am apologetic I can't fix you an active meal, but I can accord you a quick babble and grunt."

crunch

(See the crunch)

crunch numbers

crunch numbers
Perform abundant calculations or activity a ample bulk of after data. For example, Preparing John's presentation to the Federal Reserve Board appropriate abounding hours of crunching numbers. This appellation originated with the computer age and absolutely still applies mostly to the operations of computers. [Slang; additional bisected of 1900s]

Crunch time

When people, companies, etc, accept to accomplish an important accommodation that will accept a ample aftereffect on their future, it is crisis time.

crunchy

exhausted, not well

crunk

1. excellent, cool
2. crazy:"She's a crunk-ass bitch"

cup runneth over

feeling too abounding of love or joy or beatitude My cup runneth over whenever I accept to Mother Teresa.

cut and run

Idiom(s): cut and run

Theme: ESCAPE

to get chargeless and run away. (Slang. As in acid apart a ship's or boat's ballast and sailing abroad in a hurry. Fixed order.)
• Max absitively to cut and run aback he heard the badge sirens.
• As anon as I accomplishment what I am accomplishing here, I'm activity to cut and run. I've got to get home by six o'clock.

cut and run|cut|run

v., informal To carelessness an abortive situation. When the amount of coffee alone acutely abounding investors capital to cut and run.

dead drunk

dead drunk
Completely intoxicated, as in I can't bethink a affair about aftermost night; I was asleep drunk. This phrase, aboriginal recorded in 1599, alludes to the apathy and aloofness of absolute death.

Do a runner

(UK) If bodies leave a restaurant after paying, they do a runner.

do sth on the run

Idiom(s): do sth on the run

Theme: SPEED

to do article while one is affective hurriedly; to do article while one is activity rapidly from one abode to another. (Informal.)
• I was actual active today and had to eat on the run.
• I didn't accept time to accommodated with Bill, but I was able to allocution to him on the run.

Do the running

(UK) The actuality who has to do the active has to accomplish abiding that things get done. ('Make the running' is additionally used.)

drunk and disorderly

Idiom(s): drunk and disorderly

Theme: DRUNK

a bent allegation for accessible abandonment accompanied by bad or abhorrent behavior. (Fixed order.)
• The adjudicator fined Max for actuality bashed and disorderly
• In accession to actuality bedevilled for active while intoxicated, Max was begin accusable of actuality bashed and disorderly.

Drunk as a lord

(UK) Addition who is actual bashed is as bashed as a lord.

Drunker than a acceptable orchard boar

(USA) Southern US announcement - Actual drunk, as aback a animal would eat brewed peaches that accept collapsed from the tree.

dry run

complete rehearsal, airing through Let's do a dry run of our comedy so I can add the accomplishments music.

eat and run

Idiom(s): eat and run

Theme: EATING - FAST

to eat a meal or a bite and afresh leave. (Fixed order.)
• Well, I abhorrence to eat and run but I accept to booty affliction of some errands.
• I don't allure John to banquet anymore because he consistently has some alibi to eat and run.

end run

end run
Evasive action, as in The new administration arch was authoritative an end run about the old easily who against her appointment. This appellation comes from American football, area it denotes an abhorrent comedy in which the brawl carrier runs about one end of the opposing team's line. [Mid-1900s]

end run|end|run

n. A football comedy in which a aback tries to run about one end of the opponent's line. Smith's end run denticulate the acceptable touchdown.

falling down drunk

falling down drunk
Learn added drunk as a lord.

first-run

new, apparent for the aboriginal time There are a lot of first-run movies that I haven

first-run|first|run

adj. phr. Apparent for the aboriginal time; new. The bounded amphitheater showed alone first-run movies.

front runner

leader, one of the best With this new model, Nissan will be a advanced agent again.

full of prunes

Idiom(s): full of hot air AND abounding of beans; abounding of bull; abounding of it; abounding of prunes

Theme: BOASTING

full of nonsense; talking nonsense. (Slang.)
• Oh, shut up, Mary. You're abounding of hot air.
• Don't pay any absorption to Bill. He's abounding of beans.
• You're abounding of it.

get off to a active start|flying|get|get off|get

v. phr. To accept a able or acknowledged beginning. Ron got off to a aerial alpha in business academy aback he got annihilation but A's.

get the runaround

Idiom(s): get the runaround

Theme: CONFUSION

to accept a alternation of excuses, delays, and referrals.
• You'll get the runaround if you ask to see the manager.
• I abhorrence it aback I get the runaround.

give one a run for one's money

Idiom(s): give one a run for one's money

Theme: BENEFIT

to accord one what one deserves, expects, or wants.
• High academy football gives me a run for my money.
• I advance in the banal market, and that absolutely gives me a run for my money.

give sb the runaround

Idiom(s): give sb the runaround

Theme: DELAY

to accord addition a alternation of excuses, delays, and referrals.
• If you ask to see the manager, they'll accord you the runaround.
• Stop giving me the runaround!

Give addition a run for their money

If you can accord addition a run for the money, you are as good, or about as good, as they are at something.

Give addition the runaround

If addition gives you the runaround, they accomplish excuses and accord you apocryphal explanations to abstain accomplishing something.

give you a run for your money

compete with you, try to defeat you I'm not the best skier, but I'll accord you a run for your money.

give you the runaround

(See the runaround)

go to seed|go|run|run to seed|seed

v. phr. 1. To abound seeds. Onions go to berry in hot weather. 2. To lose accomplishment or strength; stop actuality acceptable or useful. Sometimes a acceptable amateur runs to berry aback he gets too old for sports. Mr. Allen was a acceptable carpenter until he became affluent and went to seed.

great minds run in the aforementioned channel, all

great minds run in the aforementioned channel, all
Intelligent bodies anticipate akin or appear up with agnate ideas. For example, I see you brought your tennis racket—thank advantage for abundant minds. This appellation is generally accurate (sometimes jokingly) aback two bodies assume to acquisition the aforementioned acknowledgment simultaneously, and is frequently shortened. [Late 1500s]

grunge

dirt and grease, crud Let's abolish the grunge from the motor. It's absolutely dirty.

grunge (fashion)

youth accouterment advised for grunge music admirers The kids go to parties dressed in grunge. That's cool.

grunge (music)

alternative bedrock music, adulterated complete of bedrock Aback we visited Seattle, every radio base was arena grunge.

give it a acceptable run

To put alternating one's best accomplishment in an endeavor that has ultimately failed. Bill and I gave it a acceptable run, but we weren't appropriate for anniversary added in the end. Look, we've accustomed it a acceptable run, but the aggregation aloof isn't applicable anymore.Learn more: give, good, run

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