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Imagine the scene; you’re sitting at the traffic light, waiting for it to turn green. All of a sudden, a person appears at your window and startles you. You have a “knee-jerk reaction” and slam the gas pedal to the floor, hurtling the car across the intersection – thankfully, no one got hurt, including the […]

Are you trying to find the words to make a reply to someone after they tell you some bad news they have to face? “It be like that sometimes” is a colloquial slang term to tell someone you’re sorry to hear that. It be like that sometimes, is usually language you’ll be using with your […]

Are you looking for a way to make yourself look funny to other people? Maybe you want to break the seriousness of a conversation with a lighthearted gag? If that’s the case, you can use the expression, “I hardly know her.” If someone says, “we’re going to place a wager on this football game,” you […]

Did you just win some money at the casino? You could say you “hit a lick” at the slots. This slang phrase has plenty of use in modern language, and its origin traces back more than 100-years. In fact, you probably heard the use of “hit a lick” in some popular tracks from famous rappers […]

Are you looking to show appreciation for your mom, wife, sister, girlfriend, or another important woman in your life? When someone asks you about your secret to success, you can tell them, “behind every great man is a woman.” Behind Every Great Man Meaning This idiom is more of a proverb, and its meaning is […]

Are you asking a contractor for a rough estimate on the costs of repairing or renovating your home? You could ask them to give you a “ballpark figure” over the phone to get an idea of what you need to loan from the bank for the project. This post looks at the origins and meaning […]

To curb-stomp, someone is not a pretty thing. The act of the curb stomp will kill or severely injure the party getting the stomping. It’s a gang-style execution method used in many different situations and roots in Nazi Germany. This post isn’t for people with sensitivity to violence. This post looks at everything you need […]

Are you about to finish a task you’ve done a million times before? When someone asks you how much effort you applied to get the result, you could reply with “easy peasy lemon squeezy.” This idiom refers to the ease in handling a problem or specific task, and it’s suitable for use in common informal […]

Did someone just ask you to “guess what?” Instead of asking back with the usual “What?” you could retort with “chicken butt.” This colloquial saying is a great choice to get a laugh out of people and catch them off guard when they expect to catch you off-guard with a question. Guess what? Chicken butt! […]

If someone is threatening you, or they’re telling you that they are better at a certain task than you, but you know you’re better, you can always reply with “You’re a daisy if you do.” Invented by the infamous “Doc Holiday,” this idiom gained popularity with people in the late 1800s. It’s a great retort […]