Idioms, Proverbs, Expressions & Slang terms

[t.63]

Definition:
Difficult; hard to deal with; controversial

Example:
1) The editor thought the story about the president's girlfriend was too hot to handle, so he refused to print it.
2) The line drive was too hot to handle, and the Phillies scored on the play.

Etymology:
'Too hot to handle' comes from baseball, referring to a ball hit so hard that it can't be caught. In this phrase, 'hot' means 'lively' or 'powerful', and 'handle' means 'take care of' or 'pick up'. The phrase is now used to describe any situation that is hard to deal with or problematic.

[t.63]

Definition: To die

Example:
1) Old man Douglas croaked last week.
2) After grandpa croaked, I inherited his pickup truck.

Etymology:
'Croak' refers to the sound that some animals make when they die.

[t.63]

Definition:
To put money in a parking meter; to pay for additional parking time.

Example:
1) I've got to run and feed the meter -- I don't want to get a parking ticket!
2) When you park on the street, you have to feed the meter all day long.

Etymology:
This phrase compares a parking meter to an animal which must be 'fed' with a steady diet of coins.

[t.63]

Definition:
A small, simple place, particularly a shop or restaurant.

Example:
Let's go to the Italian restaurant on Smith Street. It's just a hole in the wall, but the food is excellent.

Etymology:
This phrase has been used since the early 1800s. A 'hole' is an empty space, and a 'wall' is part of a building. So a 'hole in the wall' is a simple, undecorated space in a building.

[t.63]

Definition:
Anger toward other drivers experienced while driving a car in heavy traffic; arguments or violence between motorists.

Example:
1) That lady tried to run me off the road! She must have a bad case of road rage.
2) The police blamed road rage for the shooting.

Etymology:
'Road' means 'street', and 'rage' means extreme anger, so 'road rage' is extreme anger felt while driving a car. This term has become popular in the last few years as more and more people spend many hours each day just driving to work and home again.

[FLAMEBOY]

don't interfere فضولی نکن


carry coals to new castle زیره به کرما بردن


children and fools//tell the truth حرف راست رو از بچه بشنو //بچه و احمق این ورژن انگلیسی کاملتر شده


cat dreams the mice شتر در خواب بیند پنبه دانه


chalk and chees آسمان و ریسمان به هم بافتن

[t.63]

Definition:
One who is shot at with a gun is said to 'eat lead'; as an exclamation, the phrase is directed toward the intended target.

Example:
"Eat lead!" yelled the bank robber as he fired his gun at the police outside.

Etymology:
A bullet is made of lead so when a gun is fired at someone, the intended target might be 'eating lead' -- that is, bringing the bullet inside their body.

[Snow Days]

thanks darling.

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