a wise person understands when he hears a key word I can't discuss the plan, but a word to the wise is sufficient: progress.
brain traffic
thoughts and information moving through the brain I wish I could turn off my mind when brain traffic is too heavy.
branch office
an office in another location or city Please contact our branch office in your town or city.
fickle finger of fate
(See the fickle finger of fate)
fucked by the fickle finger of fate
"feel that luck is against you; cheated by fate" A flood ruined my business. I was fucked by the fickle finger of fate.
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?
run for office
be a candidate in an election I do not plan to run for office this year. I'm leaving politics.
the fickle finger of fate
the chances in life, the way life changes unpredictably, that's life Our lives were saved because a dog barked. We were saved by the fickle finger of fate.
traffic jam
traffic that is not moving, many vehicles on one road I was late for class because of a traffic jam. Honest!
coolarific
cool and terrific
gorgorific
got it going on
in the traffic
in the fast lane
beneficial to
helpful to;useful to有益于;有利于(通常后接非生物性名词) Economic reform is beneficial to the development of our country.经济改革对我国发展有利。 Not all medicines are beneficial to health.不是所有的药都对身体有益。
tie traffic up
Idiom(s): tie traffic up
Theme: TRANSPORTATION
to cause road traffic to stop. • If you tie traffic up for too long, you'll get a traffic ticket. • Please don't stop on the roadway. It'll tie up traffic.
take office
Idiom(s): take office
Theme: POLITICS
to begin serving as an elected or appointed official. • When did the mayor take office? • All the elected officials took office just after the election.
do a land-office business
Idiom(s): do a land-office business
Theme: COMMERCE
to do a large amount of business in a short period of time. • The ice cream shop always does a land-office business on a hot day. • The tax collector's office did a land-office business on the day that taxes were due.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Events in real life are sometimes stranger than in fiction.
Go play in traffic
This is used as a way of telling someone to go away.
act of God|God|act|fate|fickle finger|fickle finge
n. An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of earthquakes, floods, etc. Hurricane Andrew destroyed many houses in Florida, but some types of insurance did not compensate the victims, claiming that the hurricane was an act of God. See: FICKLE FINGER OF FATE.
box office|box
n., informal 1. The place at movies and theaters where tickets may be purchased just before the performance instead of having ordered them through the telephone or having bought them at a ticket agency. No need to reserve the seats; we can pick them up at the box office. 2. A best selling movie, musical, or drama (where the tickets are all always sold out and people line up in front of the box office). John Wayne's last movie was a regular box office. 3. Anything successful or well liked. Betsie is no longer box office with me.
front office|front|office
n., informal The group of persons who manage a business; the officers. The front office decides how much the workers are paid.
land-office business|business|land-office
n., informal A great rush of business. It was a hot day, and the drive-ins were doing a land-office business in ice cream and cold drinks.
sacrifice fly|fly|sacrifice
n. A baseball hit high in the air that helps a runner score after it is caught. Mantle drove in two runs with a single and a sacrifice fly.
box office
box office 1) The office where seats for a play, concert, or other form of entertainment may be purchased, as in Tickets are available at the box office. It is so called because originally (17th century) it was the place for hiring a box, a special compartment of theater seats set aside for ladies. [Second half of 1700s] 2) The financial receipts from a performance; also, a show's relative success in attracting a paying audience. For example, You may not consider it great art, but this play is good box office. [c. 1900]
difficulty
difficulty in difficulties in distress, esp. financially
front office
front office The policy-making or executive individuals in an organization, as in I'll have to check with the front office before I can give you a discount. This term was originally underworld slang for police headquarters or the main detective bureau. It soon was extended to other administrative offices and their personnel. [c. 1900]
land-office business
land-office business A thriving, expanding, or very profitable concern or volume of trade. For example, After the storm they did a land-office business in snow shovels and rock salt. This term, dating from the 1830s, alludes to the throng of applicants to government land offices through which Western lands were sold. It has been used for other booming business since the mid-1800s.
suffice it to say It is enough to say this and no more, as in Suffice it to say that the judge was furious when the invitation was withdrawn. [Late 1600s]
truth is stranger than fiction
truth is stranger than fiction Real life can be more remarkable than invented tales, as in In our two-month trip around the world we ran into long-lost relatives on three separate occasions, proving that truth is stranger than fiction. This expression may have been invented by Byron, who used it in Don Juan (1833).
slash fic
A blazon of fan fiction that explores a animal or adventurous accord amid two characters (usually male) that are not romantically complex in the antecedent material. The name comes from the carve (/) that about separates the two characters' names in the story's appellation or description. Dean and Castiel are my admired characters on "Supernatural," so yeah, I've apprehend Destiel carve fic.Learn more: slashLearn more:
An slash fic idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with slash fic, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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