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kiester
What does kiester mean? | buttocks |
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Bouched up
What does "Bouched up" mean? | Substandard; messed up; make a shamble of | Man, you really bouched up that project. Now the company will have to start all over costing double and missing all of our deadlines.
Sir Thomas Bouch designed a bridge that was built at the Tay estuary at Dundee in Scotland. It was supposed to be the greatest structure built in Victorian England. The building of the Tay rail bridge culminated in him being knighted. The Tay bridge was nearly two miles long, consisting of 85 spans and at the time (1879) was the longest bridge in the world.
One stormy night, only 19 months after the bridge was declared safe by the Board of Trade and opened to traffic in the summer of 1878, the wind caused some of its spans to collapse. A train and 6 carriages and 75 souls were lost that night ranking it as the worst accident caused by structural failure in the history of England. Sir Thomas Bouch died only 10 months after the failure. |
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those three little words
What does "those three little words" mean? | the words "I love you" | the words "I love you"After several months of dating the young man finally said those three little words to his girlfriend.
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waste not, want not
What does "waste not, want not" mean? | if you never waste anything then you will not lack for anything either | The children were very poor when they were young and were taught by their parents to waste not, want not.
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move the goalposts
What does "move the goalposts" mean? | unfairly change the conditions or rules of something that you
are doing | unfairly change the conditions or rules of something that you are doingAlthough we followed the rules when applying for the license, the government officials moved the goalposts and our application was rejected.
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Holy cow
What does "Holy cow" mean? | used to express strong feelings of astonishment/pleasure/anger | "Holy cow," the man said when he saw the car that had hit the street lamp.
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The short straw
What does "The short straw" mean? | If you take the short straw, you lose a selection process, which means that you have to do something unpleasant. |
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attend to (someone or something)
What does "attend to (someone or something)" mean? | to take care or deal with someone or something | The doctor attended to the other patient before he got to my mother.
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drop around
What does "drop around" mean? | to come for a visit | My friend plans to drop around for a visit tomorrow.
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