Idiom Definition Index M


 
machine
downtime
hardware
machine-printed
letter-perfect
mad
boiling mad
choked
crazy about
drive me to the edge
fit to be tied
get your back up
good and dead/mad/sick
hot
lose your temper
make me sick/mad etc.
nutty as a fruit cake
pissed off [B]
spitting nails
take a joke
to beat the band
wild about
worship the ground she walks on
made
caribouboo
how are you making out
picture-perfect
piss poor [B]
red-faced
rye
when the chips are down
magic
under a spell
magnify
blow it up (photo)
zoom in
magpie
Saskatchewan pheasant
mail
gofer
main
a crash course
beat around the bush
bread and butter
corner the market
major
motherlode
off the beaten track
out of the way
play a big part
steal your thunder
stock in trade
that's his bible
the burning question
the crux of the matter
the knock against
mainframe
log off
log on
mainly
by and large
mainstream
on the fringe
maintain
keep it up
maintained
gone to the dogs
majesty
His Royal Highness
major
a major
big deal
grand slam
one hell of a time
upset the apple cart
majority
mainstream
the tail wagging the dog
make
a barrel of laughs
a new broom sweeps clean
a shitload
add insult to injury
anchor you
big hairy deal
blow it out of proportion
boggle your mind
call the shots
caribouboo
carry it off
come onto
common sense
cover for me
crack me up
crack the line-up
crank out
cross that bridge when I come to it
cut him off [B]
cut off your nose to spite your face
cut you down to size
dig yourself in
do me
do without
doesn't add up
doesn't wash
drive it home
fake it
fall flat on my face
feather your nest
flesh out
fuck up [B]
fudge it
get ahead
get by/scrape by
get it on
get your shit together [B]
go all the way (sex)
go for the jugular
go places
go to any trouble
go wrong
got rocks in your head
got you cornered
hard on me
have a say
have nookie
have sex
have the final say
hawk
his own man
hit paydirt
hunker down
hurry up
hurt my feelings
in order
it figures
it's beyond me
jury-rig
kick up a fuss
klutz
level the playing field
make a big deal of it
make a big to-do
make a booboo
make a bundle
make a federal case of it
make a killing
make a living
make a mistake
make a mountain out of a mole hill
make a point of
make amends
make believe
make light of
make of it
make out
make trouble
make way
make whoopee
make your way
miss the boat
move over
music to my ears
neck
pave the way
pick you up
play it up
play on my heart strings
poke fun at
pull a face
put you off your game
rabble-rouser
raise Cain
raise hell [B]
red herring
rock the boat
run off
run you ragged
screw [B]
shake him
sleep around [B]
slip up
spin a yarn
string a line
sweeten the pot
take in
take the chill off
the spice of life
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
throw a tantrum
throw on a dog for you
time is of the essence
to coin a phrase
tone down
too little too late
touch up
tough on me
turn a profit
turn your stomach
up to something
variety is the spice of life
water down
wax eloquent
wear the pants
winning streak
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
you need money to make money
making
a roll in the hay [B]
between a rock and a hard place
wheeler-dealer
malarkey
horse feathers
male
hunk
the family jewels
man
a blow job [B]
a kept woman
a lady-killer
a man of few words
a man's home is his castle
a regular guy
bad date
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
bottle man
boy, oh boy
cowpoke
dapper Dan
drag queen
drugstore cowboy
dude
fag/faggot
fair-haired boy
geezer
give head [B]
go down on [B]
greaser
hail-fellow-well-met
hatchet man
his nibs
his own man
hunk
Johnny-come-lately
mind of his own
my old man
old coot
old goat
pipsqueak
play the heavy
prick [B]
Prince Charming
rube
stag
stiff
straight man
the Man in the Moon
the old man
the strong, silent type
the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
to a man
to each his own
manage
a handful
bring it off
do without
fall apart (at the seams)
get along
got your number
head up
hold the fort
in control
mind the store
run the show
managed
out of control
manager
brown nose [B]
brownie points
chief cook and bottle washer
go to bat for
hand in
head honcho
laid off
low on the totem pole
shop-floor struggle
take over
too many cooks spoil the broth
turn in
maneuver
fancy footwork
stickhandle
manger
shit or get off the pot
manner
hit on
mind your P's and Q's
on my best behavior
pell-mell
stand on ceremony
watch your P's and Q's
manufacture
crank out
manufactured
a dildo [B]
manufacturer
just-in-time
many
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
a coon's age
a dog's breakfast
a hard row to hoe
a little thick
a month of Sundays
a pack of lies
a slow day
as scarce as hen's teeth
bar hop
blue in the face
coming out of our ears
coming out of your yin yang
crawling with
cut a wide swath
Donnybrook
eighty-six it
Fletcherize your food
for long
gang up on
had it up to here
how are you fixed for
in a coon's age
in the long run
jack of all trades
lemon
loaded
lose count
lose track
mind boggling
more than you can shake a stick at
one born every minute
piss pot full [B]
play the field
pub crawl
ring off the hook
saw sawdust
scads
scarce as hen's teeth
sell like hotcakes
shellack
sleep around [B]
take you to the cleaners
the last straw
there's more than one way to skin a cat
time and again
too many chiefs and not enough Indians
too many cooks spoil the broth
traffic jam
under fire
up to my ears
wipe you
margin
by a country mile
marijuana
pot
reefer
toke up
mark
a black mark
a soft touch
as clean as a whistle
cast your vote
on the money
top it up
marker
buckstop (military)
market
Black Friday
buyer's market
firm market
got a corner on
seller's market
soft market
up for sale
marketing
bogof
marriage
blood is thicker than water
cheat on
something borrowed, something blue
married
DINKS
shack up [B]
stag
marry
pop the question
masturbate
jerk off [B]
pull your wire [B]
match
got a light
see you/see your
showdown
matched
even-steven
mate
made for each other
play around
Prince Charming
soul mate
material
cut corners
matter
a bone to pick
a horse of a different color
big hairy deal
come hell or high water
do you mind
even so
in fact
it don't make no nevermind
it makes no difference
no matter how you slice it
put your mind to it
small potatoes
so what
the bigger they are the harder they fall
the nitty-gritty
to be perfectly honest
what the heck
who cares
winning isn't everything; it's the only thing
mature
grow up
late bloomer
x-rated
maturity
smelling yourself
max
as all get-out
to the max
to the nth degree
maximum
throw the book at
may
a loose cannon
a stitch in time saves nine
chances are
curiosity killed the cat
even a blind pig can find an acorn
familiarity breeds contempt
feel free
have a mind to
he who hesitates is lost
if a mussel doesn't open don't eat it
on the bubble
rest his soul (God rest his soul)
stand to lose
mayday
SOS
mccoy
honest-to-goodness
mcgee
a duke's mixture
mckay
The Group of Five/The Regina Five
meal
chow down
grab a bite to eat
leftovers
on a full stomach
square meal
mean
a black mark
by hook or by crook
come hell or high water
feel free
take it back
what it boils down to
meaning
a play on words
cheers
chimo
follow me
get my drift
get your wires crossed
hit me
read between the lines
read into
take on a new light
there's no two ways about it
twist your words
wack
meaningful
hit home
meaningless
blow it out your ear
meant
take it to heart
meanwhile
in the meantime
measure
hold a candle
make the grade
take your pulse
up to snuff
weigh in at
measured
hard skill
meat
square meal
media
cover-up
leak
the fifth column
mediate
bridge the gap
medical
a checkup
checkup
meet
bigger fish to fry
bump into
cross paths
how do you do
join you
love at first sight
make a good impression
meet up with
run into
stand up
work the room
meeting
hidden agenda
hold a meeting
middle ground
turn up
melee
brouhaha
melt
smooth talker
member
card-carrying member
dogan
fifth business
hand me down
lose a family member
make the team
next of kin
one of the boys
skinhead
try out
membership
card-carrying member
memorable
a red-letter day
memorized
a pat answer
by heart
canned
down pat
memory
if my memory serves me correctly
in the back of my mind
in your mind's eye
memos
a paper trail
men
backroom boys
big boys
gotches
Old Boys' Club
tits and ass (T & A) [B]
mend
on the road
pick up the pieces
menstruate
got the rags on [B]
have your period [B]
menstruation
pre-menstrual syndrome
mental
bandwidth
frame of mind
lock you up
loony bin
nut house
smarts
state of mind
mentally
one brick short of a full load
three slices short (of a full loaf)
without a full deck
mention
no problem (no prob)
not at all
sell yourself short
throw that in
touch on
menwomen
play the field
meow
the bee's knees
merchant
the middleman
mercy
in cold blood
slash and burn
merrier
let the good times roll
mess
mix it up
mop up
message
drive it home
get the point
get the word out
music to my ears
over and out
preach to the choir/preach to the converted
reach me
read between the lines
read me (CB radio)
steal your thunder
the handwriting is on the wall
the moment of truth
met
blind date
don't know him from Adam
metal
boot it
flat out
floor it
full throttle
goose it
heavy foot
in the Monford lane
put the hammer down
step on it
metaphors
so to speak
method
bag of tricks
bogof
by any means
do it the hard way
every trick in the book
in a rut
keep up with the times
know inside out
short cut
the end justifies the means
the hard way
the long arm of the law
there's more than one way to skin a cat
metres
a stone's throw
microwave
nuke
zap
middle
fence sitter
get the finger [B] (get the bird)
hump day
in the throes
sit the fence
smack dab in the middle
the eye of the storm
middling
so-so
midsummer
dog days of summer
miffed
put off
mighty
hoity-toity
mile
above and beyond the call of duty
bend over backwards
push the boat out
try your darndest
military
draft dodger
milk
square meal
mill
off the shelf
through the mill
million
much obliged
millionaire
from rags to riches
mince
straight from the shoulder
mind
a dressing down
at heart
back out
best interests at heart
bottle up
caught flatfooted
change your tune
draw a blank
ears are burning
frame of mind
get your mind around
head is spinning
in mind
in the back of my mind
in your mind's eye
it don't make no nevermind
it occurs to me
knock you out
lose your marbles
lose your mind
lose your tongue
make your head spin
middle ground
mind over matter
mind your P's and Q's
mix you up
out of my head
out of your tree
play games
put your mind to it
say what's on your mind
something snapped
speak out
stark raving mad
state of mind
the bigger they are the harder they fall
trifle with me
watch your P's and Q's
wrap your mind around
mine
strike it rich
mini
itsy-bitsy / itty-bitty
minister
a man of the cloth
minor
a touch of
brush with the law
fender bender
play a bit-part
rob the cradle
minority
the tail wagging the dog
mint
as new
mint condition
minute
down to the wire
for long
hold it
hold the phone
hold your horses
in a bit
in a jiffy
pop over
take a break
take five
the turning point
time out
misbehave
act up
step out of line
misery
put down
misfortune
sob story
misinformed
on your ass [B]
misjudge
miss the boat
mispronounce
rented lips
miss
let this chance go by
skip classes
trial and error
missed
get caught up
missiles
in the pipe five by five
missing
half-assed [B]
on shaky ground
out of context
mistake
a slip of the tongue
blow it
caribouboo
check over
dirty laundry
fall flat on my face
find fault
fuck up [B]
go wrong
hold that over my head
klutz
make a booboo
miss the boat
mop up
on my case
on the carpet
own up
screw-up
slip up
stand corrected
sweep under the carpet
the school of hard knocks
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip
mistaken
all wet
dead wrong
don't know your ass from a hole in the ground [B]
drop dead
get out of town
misunderstand
don't get me wrong
miss the boat
take it the wrong way
mix
mess with
mixed
don't know which end is up
don't know your ass from a hole in the ground [B]
of two minds
mixture
a dog's breakfast
a duke's mixture
mo
time stands still
mobile
moppie
mockery
a send-up
model
pilot project
moderate
middle of the road
moderately
fair to middling
moguls
big boys
mom
motherhood and apple pie
tied to your mother's apron strings
moment
on short notice
money
a chunk of change
a fool and his money are soon parted
a handout
a little steep
a paltry sum
a pretty penny
all the marbles
ante up
bang for your buck
bankroll
big bucks
blood money
blow a bundle
blow your wad
bread
burn a hole in your pocket
by the seat of your pants
call tabs
cash cow
cash flow
cheap
chicken feed
coin
cold, hard cash
cost a pretty penny
cost an arm and a leg
cost you
count your chickens before they hatch
cut it a little fine
dig deep
dirty money
don't put all your eggs in one basket
dough
drop a bundle
easy street
feel the pinch
filthy lucre
flat broke
for a song
found money
front me
funny money
get by/scrape by
give you odds
go without
good for a loan
grease my palm
green stuff
greenback
have deep pockets
hit me for a loan
hit paydirt
in clover
in dire straits
in hock
in the hole
in the poorhouse
in the red
keep you going
laundered money
lettuce
live off
lose your shirt
make a bundle
make a go of it
make a living
make an offer
megabucks
money doesn't grow on trees
money is the root of all evil
money talks
money to burn
moola
more money than brains
nest egg
new money
old money
out of hock
pad an expense account
pay back
peanuts
pin money
pony up
pot of gold
put yourself through college
raise money
rake in the dough
rob Peter to pay Paul
salt away
save a bundle
save for a rainy day
scratch
serious coin
set for life
shell out
shoot your wad
shortchange
spending money
square deal
strapped
strike it rich
take you for all you've got
the crunch
the rest is gravy
the take
tide me over
tighten our belts
time is money
turn a profit
when the crunch comes
win big
winner take all
you need money to make money
moneybags
loaded
more money than brains
monkey
funny stuff
monkeywrenching
monkeywrenching
throw a monkey wrench into the works
monopoly
corner the market
month
in a long time
salt away
montreal
The Big O
monty
strip
mood
chip on his shoulder
frame of mind
in a funk
in seventh heaven
state of mind
moola
dough
green stuff
lettuce
scratch
moon
the Man in the Moon
moonshine
booze
rot gut
screech
morality
there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so
morals
lowlife
more
above and beyond the call of duty
absence makes the heart grow fonder
actions speak louder than words
add fuel to the fire
and then some
ask for the moon
beef it up
bigger fish to fry
bite off more than you can chew
booked/booked up
bravo
choose up sides
come on strong
conk out
cut me some slack
cut off
cut the crap [B]
dig a little deeper
dig deep
don't get smart with me
don't push your luck
drink you under the table
drop it
fill me in
fish or cut bait
for good measure
full up
get in deeper
get your head out of the clouds
give 110%
give her
give up
give you odds
go one better
grow on you
had a bellyful
had a couple
hedge your bets
keep on
kill an elephant
knuckle down
leave well enough alone
let the good times roll
liven up
mind boggling
mop the floor with us
more power to you
musical chairs
nothing succeeds like success
oodles
out of
out of patience
out of the woods
pad an expense account
pay down
piss pot full [B]
plate is full
pull the plug
put to rest
rest my case
ride the wave
save face
seconds
shit out of luck [B]
sick of
soften up
sweeten the pot
that's all she wrote
the last of it
the more the merrier
think over
throw good money after bad
time ran out
time's up
two heads are better than one
up the wahoozey
wake up and smell the coffee
you can't sell anybody if you don't love everybody
morning
good day
sleep in
top of the morning
mortal
vale of tears (valley of tears)
mortgage
in hock
morton
The Group of Five/The Regina Five
moses
gadzooks
holy Toledo
most
all's well that ends well
bear the brunt
by and large
first and foremost
golden age
got a corner on
happy camper
lose your shirt
play it for all it's worth
seize the opportunity
state of the art
steal the show
stretch the dollar
the day of the family farm
the key to success
the last word
the living end
you're only as good as your last shift
mostly
by and large
mother
go pound salt
the best things in life are free
motion
slo mo
straw horse
motivate
spur on
start a fire under him
motivated
fired up
flat
motive
see through
mount
snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
turn the tables on
mountain
make a big deal of it
make a federal case of it
red herring
mounted
Mounties
mouse
below the poverty line
in the poorhouse
mousetrap
necessity is the mother of invention
mousy
shabby
mouth
bad breath
bigmouth
blabbermouth
chops
down in the dumps
fill your face
go on about
hold your mouth the right way
shoot from the hip
slap my afro / slap my fro
the way you hold your mouth
movable
as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar
move
a false move
break away
dig in their heels
draw their fire
elbow room
fancy footwork
finishing touch
flip-flop
get on your horse
get out of the road
get over
get rolling
get the lead out
get up a head of steam
got you by the balls [B]
got you cornered
it's your move
it's your turn
make room
make tracks
make way
make your way
move over
move your ass
on tenterhooks
on the double
one false move
play musical chairs
pluck at the heart strings
pull up stakes
rob Peter to pay Paul
shake a leg
shit or get off the pot
sit tight
stay put
tearjerker
watch me like a hawk
work the room
zig when you should zag
zoom in
movement
act out
body language
drop a log [B]
in the road
mark a watershed
pinch off a loaf [B]
slo mo
take a shit [B]
movie
a hit
a nail-biter
chick flick
date
life is not all guns and roses
on the edge of your seat
play a bit-part
moving
a rolling stone gathers no moss
ass into gear
at rest
brain traffic
Denver boot
fits and starts
get going
lickety-split
like shit through a goose
off to the races
on the move
piano tied to your ass [B]
shuffle the chairs on the deck
time stands still
traffic jam
much
a fine line
a holy pile
a little steep
a little thick
a nail-biter
a quick study
a raw deal
a shadow of his former self
above and beyond the call of duty
and how
as all get-out
at least
big time
burn out
cash cow
circles around you
coming out of our ears
coming out of your yin yang
cost you
die for
dilly-dally
do your utmost
don't know which side your bread is buttered on
don't push your luck
ease up
easy time of it
eat your fill
feast or famine
feel a draft
full steam ahead
fuss over
go easy on
go out on a limb
go overboard
got it bad
had a bellyful
had it
hard done by
hard sell
hill of beans
hold the purse strings
in a big way
in glowing terms
in the worst way
it never rains but it pours
keep a low profile
kill an elephant
know the ropes
let up
like a ton of bricks
like crazy/like mad
liquored up
long for
mad about
make a big to-do
mind your P's and Q's
nag
offhand
on short notice
on the run
out of sight (outa sight)
over the top
plate is full
play a big part
pour it on
push me (to the limit)
put yourself out
see you/see your
so much as
speak volumes
talk your ear off
talk your head off
thanks a bunch
thanks a million
the air was blue
tighten our belts
to a fault
two-fisted attack
under pressure
want it so bad I can taste it
wear off
when it rains it pours
work to rule
worship the ground she walks on
muchmany
tons
muckrake
character assassination
mudsling
trade insults
mugged
bushwhack
hold up
mum
lips are sealed
murder
hit man
pop a cap [B]
murdered
blood money
muscle
charley horse
no pain, no gain
pull a muscle
music
basta la musica
cook
disk jockey (DJ)
do a gig
ear candy
grunge (fashion)
grunge (music)
jam
musical chairs
rock
tin ear
musical
musical chairs
shuffle the chairs on the deck
musicians
jam session
must
cool under pressure
duty calls
gofer
have my work cut out
have to
have to go some
have to hand it to you
I'll be a monkey's uncle
it's a matter of life and death
musical chairs
no rest for the wicked
sacred cow
the heat is on
the price you have to pay
when the chips are down
work ethic
you've got to be kidding
mutual
meeting of minds
my
a dressing down
a piece of my mind
all in a day's work
as far as I know
at my wits' end
be my undoing
blow me [B]
blow my cover
browbeat
brush with death
bust my butt
case in point
collect my thoughts
cover for me
cry me a river
damn the luck [B]
darn my luck
dig me
double take
duty calls
eat your heart out
fill in for me
follow me
get my drift
get my kicks
get off my back
give an arm and a leg
give my eye teeth
give my right arm
goodness gracious
got it in for
have my ears lowered
hold that over my head
honestly
I smell where you're stepping
in my care
in my good books
in the back of my mind
is you is, or is you ain't my baby
it occurs to me
it seems to me
it strikes me
kick myself
lose my train of thought
mind your own business
money talks
my old man
on my back
on my case
on my good side
on my plate
on my way
out of my depth
out of the corner of my eye
pick on
put my neck on the line
rattle my chain
read me (CB radio)
read my lips
rest my case
say my piece
scare the life out of me
shit myself [B]
shut my mouth
slap my afro / slap my fro
stand by me
stand in
stick my neck out
take care of business
take oath
tear me apart
the old man
the pit of my stomach
the way I see it
think better of it
think nothing of it
trifle with me
under my skin
under my wing
under oath
watch me like a hawk
with all my heart
within earshot
work your ass off [B]
worship the ground she walks on
myself
at the end of my rope/ at the end of my tether
fall flat on my face
have a bird
kick myself
under the weather
yours truly
mysteriously
spirit away
mystery
for the life of me
the way you hold your mouth
myth
old wives' tale
the Man in the Moon
the rabbit died
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