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a clutch hitter (baseball)
a batter who hits when runners are on base Joe's a clutch hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
a hit
a drug dose, drugs from a needle When she's depressed, she'll do anything for a hit.
a pinch of coon shit
very little or no value, worthless That Rambler ain't worth a pinch o' coon shit. It's a lousy car.
black and white
thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible.
built like a brick shithouse
have a strong body, have a sturdy build Tyronne plays football. He's built like a brick shithouse.
bull/bullshit/BS
a story that is not all true, balderdash His explanation is a lot of bull. Don't believe it.
chickenshit
(See chicken)
clutch hitter (baseball)
(See a clutch hitter)
get shit
get a scolding or a lecture, catch it, get hell He got shit for drinking beer in school. The principal was mad.
get your shirt in a knot/ get your shit in a knot
want to hurry or rush, hurry up "If we asked Pop to hurry, he'd say, ""Don't get your shirt in a knot!"""
get your shit together
become organized, make a plan and follow it A counsellor can help you get your shit together. Talk to one.
give a damn/shit
care about, give a hoot Look at his hair. He doesn't give a damn about his appearance.
give her shit
try hard, play hard, go fast, give her Give 'er shit, guys. We can beat this team.
give you shit
lecture you, be angry with you, give you hell If you spend too much money he'll give you shit.
Great White Hope
(See The Great White Hope)
Great White North
(See The Great White North)
happy as a pig in shit
very happy, contented """Does Caleb like farm life?"" ""He's happy as a pig in shit."""
have a hitch in your getalong
limp, walk with a limp Since he broke his ankle, he's had a little hitch in his getalong.
hit
(See a hit)
hit and miss
some right and some wrong, trial and error Hiring good help is still a hit-and-miss procedure.
hit-and-run
striking suddenly and leaving quickly The army made a hit-and-run attack on the enemy soldiers.
hit and run (baseball)
a play in which the batter tries to hit as the base runner runs On the next pitch, the Mets tried a hit and run, but the batter missed the ball.
hit and run (traffic)
an accident in which the driver leaves the scene of the collision Was your car involved in a hit-and-run accident? Did you fail to stop after hitting someone?
hit between the eyes
make a strong impression on, surprise greatly The news about the accident hit us between the eyes and totally shocked us.
hit bottom
be at the very lowest, not be able to go any lower The economy hit bottom last year but is finally starting to improve.
hit home
become very meaningful, affect you personally, touch you When they see hungry Canadian children on TV, the message about poverty will hit home.
hit it off
relate well, be friends immediately Gus and Bert seem to hit it off. They've been talking for hours.
hit it off with someone
get along well with someone We really hit it off at the party.
hit man
hired killer, a person who is paid to commit murder The hit man who killed the president is a terrorist.
hit me
tell me, say it now, give it to me straight "When I said it was bad news, he said, ""Hit me. Let's have it."""
hit me (card games)
"give me another card; yes, I'll have another one" "The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, ""Hit me."""
hit me for a loan
ask to borrow money, ask me for a loan Hit me for a loan on payday. Then I'll have some money.
hit me with your best shot
shoot or hit as hard as you can, sock it to me Hit me with your best shot. Serve the ball as hard as you can.
hit my funny bone
cause me to laugh, crack me up The word pollywog always hits my funny bone. Ha ha ha, ha ha.
hit on
think of, come up with Ko was a nurse until she hit on the idea of selling jewelry.
hit on/upon
find what you want or think of something by chance We hit upon the idea of going to the lake for our holiday after our airline reservations were cancelled.
hit parade
a list of songs arranged in order of popularity We listened to all the songs on the hit parade last night.
hit rock bottom
feel very unfortunate, feel very depressed After his farm was seized, he hit rock bottom - lost all hope.
hit someone between the eyes
make a strong impression on someone, surprise greatly Her incredible performance really hit me between the eyes.
hit speeds of
travel at speeds of, do (a speed) The stolen car was hitting speeds of 120 km per hour in the city.
hit the bar
go to the bar to buy some drinks Every night after work he hit the bar and stayed for hours.
hit the books
study or prepare for class He stayed home all weekend and hit the books.
hit the bottle
drink liquor, get drunk to forget problems When Laura left him, he hit the bottle, drinking to forget her.
hit the brakes
step on the brakes in a car or vehicle, try to stop When I saw that the other car couldn't stop, I hit the brakes.
hit the bull
go to the most important part of a matter, reach the main question She hit the bull
hit the bulls-eye
reach the main point I think that he really hit the bulls-eye when he talked about the problems with the regular staff.
hit the ceiling
become very angry, lose your cool The third time we were late for class, she hit the ceiling.
hit the deck
get up from bed, start working Let
hit the dirt
fall on the ground and take cover under gunfire We were told to hit the dirt during the bank robbery.
hit the ground running
be able to work effectively when you begin a new job, self-starter We need someone who can hit the ground running, a person who needs no training.a clamp hitter (baseball)
a concoction who hits back runners are on abject Joe's a clamp hitter. He's batting .431 with runners on base.
a hit
a biologic dose, drugs from a aggravate Back she's depressed, she'll do annihilation for a hit.
A block in your giddy-up
If you accept a block in your giddy-up, you're not activity well. ('A block in your gittie-up' is additionally used.)
a compression of coon shit
very little or no value, abandoned That Rambler ain't account a compression o' coon shit. It's a awful car.
a white elephant
something that is expensive, but has no use: "People say the amphitheater is a white albatross and a decay of money."
ain't dat some shit!
has both acceptable and bad connotations, but is usually acclimated as a acknowledgment to accurate abundant awe at commodity addition abroad said
apeshit
see go apeshit
bad shit|shit
n.,
vulgar,
avoidable An abhorrent accident or situation, such as a continued abiding and active affray or alternating acts of avengement preventing two bodies or two groups from extensive any affectionate of reconciliation.
There is so abundant had bits amid the two gangs that I bet there will he added killings this year. Compare: BAD BLOOD.
beat seven shades of bits out of someone
to thoroughly exhausted up
beat the bits out of
to exhausted or bang addition actual violently
beat the bits out of|beat|shit|the bits out
v. phr.,
vulgar,
avoidable See: KNOCK THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF.
below the belt, hit
below the belt, hit Not behave according to the rules or decency, unfairly, as in
Bringing up my mother's faults—that's absolutely hitting beneath the belt. The appellation comes from boxing, area according to the Marquis of Queensberry Rules (1865) a fighter may bite his adversary abandoned in the high anatomy or head. For a synonym, see
low blow; additionally see
under one's belt.
better put some baptize on that shit
a able advocacy to addition to advance their appearance:"You bigger put some baptize on that shit"
Big hitter
A big hitter is addition who commands a lot of account and is actual important in their field.
black and white
thinking of aggregate or anticipation aggregate as either acceptable or bad He tries to see aggregate in atramentous and white although he knows this is impossible.
black and white|black|white
n. phr. 1. Print or writing; words on paper, not spoken; exact accounting or printed form.
He insisted on accepting the acceding down in atramentous and white. Mrs. Jones would not accept the news, so Mr. Jones showed her the commodity in the bi-weekly and said, "There it is in atramentous and white." 2. The altered shades of atramentous and white of a simple picture, rather than added colors.
He showed us snapshots in atramentous and white.
black-and-white|black|white
adj. Divided into abandoned two abandon that are either appropriate or amiss or acceptable or bad, with annihilation in between; cerebration or anticipation aggregate as either acceptable or bad.
Everything is black-and-white to Bill; if you're not his friend, you are his enemy. The old man's adoration shows his black-and-white thinking; aggregate is either absolutely acceptable or absolutely bad.
bleed addition white
bleed addition white Extort money, booty someone's aftermost penny. For example,
That artist would accept bled the administration white, but auspiciously he was apprehended in time. Presumably this appellation alludes to accident so abundant claret that one turns anemic (and conceivably additionally to the abstraction that money is the activity claret of commerce). [First bisected of 1900s]
break shit
to advertise drugs
built like a brick shithouse
have a able body, accept a athletic body Tyronne plays football. He's congenital like a brick shithouse.
bull/bullshit/BS
a adventure that is not all true, aureate His account is a lot of bull. Don't accept it.
bullshit
1. nonsense, rubbish, egoistic boasting; see bull
2. actual angry
3. drunk, bagged by a drug
4. (interj) rubbish! nonsense!
2. to lie, fib
bullshit artist
bullshit artist Also,
bull artist. A being who commonly exaggerates, flatters, or talks nonsense. For example,
Don't accept a chat of it—he's a babble artist. Both versions are advised barnyard slang. The aboriginal dates from the 1940s, the additional from the World War I period.
bullshit artist|artist|bullshit
n.,
slang,
vulgar, but accepting in amusing acceptance A being who commonly makes abstract or insincerely adulatory speeches advised to affect others.
Joe is a approved babble artist, baby admiration he keeps gettine answer advanced of anybody else.
bullshitter
an egoistic boaster, a teller of untruths
can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn
can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn Accept actual poor aim. For example,
That amateur can't hit the ample ancillary of a barn, let abandoned bang anyone out or, as put in
The New Republic (February 19, 1990): “Their missiles couldn't hit the ample ancillary of a barn.” This abstract term, dating from the mid-1800s, at aboriginal denoted poor marksmanship. Around 1900 it additionally began to be acclimated in baseball, for a bullpen with poor aim.
chicken shit
chicken shit 1) Contemptibly petty or insignificant. For example,
He has spent his activity authoritative up craven bits rules that cipher follows anyway. This announcement acquired bill during World War II, back it was generally activated to the administration of petty and bellicose aggressive regulations. [Vulgar slang; c. 1930]
2) Cowardly, as in
You're not too craven bits to appear along, are you? [Vulgar slang; mid-1940s]
chickenshit
(See chicken)
china white
cocaine
chit-chat
social chat about unimportant subjects: "Enough of the chit-chat! I accept to get on with some work."
ChiTown
Chicago
clutch hitter (baseball)
(See a clamp hitter)
crock of shit
rubbish, a abandoned item, of poor quality:"Why not buy a new car? Yours is ancient, it's a basin of shit"
eat shit
eat shit Also,
eat crap. Submit to aspersing treatment, as in
He banned to eat bits from the coach. James T. Farrell had the one appellation in
Grandeur (1930), “They don't eat nobody's crap,” and Mario Puzo the added in
Dark Arena (1955), “He'd eaten bits all week.” [Vulgar slang; additional bisected of 1800s]
Every man is the artist of his own fortune.
Life is what you accomplish it.
Fat hits the fire
When the fat hits the fire, agitation break out.
feel like shit
to feel actual ill
full of shit
saying things that are brainless or not true
get hitched|get|hitched
v. phr. To get married.
After a continued aeon of dating, Fred and Mary assuredly got hitched.
get shit
get a blame or a lecture, bolt it, get hell He got bits for bubbler beer in school. The arch was mad.
get your shirt in a knot/ get your bits in a knot
want to bustle or rush, bustle up "If we asked Pop to hurry, he'd say, ""Don't get your shirt in a knot!"""
get your bits together
become organized, accomplish a plan and chase it A advocate can advice you get your bits together. Talk to one.
give a damn/shit
care about, accord a agreeable Look at his hair. He doesn't accord a abuse about his appearance.
give a shit
give a shit Learn added
not accord a damn.
give her shit
try hard, comedy hard, go fast, accord her Accord 'er shit, guys. We can exhausted this team.
give you shit
lecture you, be affronted with you, accord you hell If you absorb too abundant money he'll accord you shit.
go apeshit
to become angry, furious
Great White Hope
(See The Abundant White Hope)
Great White North
(See The Abundant White North)
happy as a pig in shit
very happy, contented """Does Caleb like acreage life?"" ""He's blessed as a pig in shit."""