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throw one's cookies What does throw one's cookies mean?	throw up; vomit
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funny business What does "funny business" mean?	illegal activity	The truck driver was involved in some funny business that was illegal.
at the end of the day What does "at the end of the day" mean?	when everything else has been taken into consideration	At the end of the day, it was impossible to get the money to build the house.
good-for-nothing What does "good-for-nothing" mean?	to be worthless	The man is a good-for-nothing and lazy worker.
a shot in the arm What does "a shot in the arm" mean?	something inspiring, something that gives someone energy	The latest opinion polls were a shot in the arm for the mayor's re-election campaign.
bitchy What does "bitchy" mean?	moody; rude; spiteful (usually used to describe women).	She's really bitchy today.
might as well What does "might as well" mean?	be somewhat preferable to do something	"We might as well go home now. I don`t think he will come."
Real trooper What does "Real trooper" mean?	A real trooper is someone who will fight for what they believe in and doesn't give up easily.
play tricks on (someone) What does "play tricks on (someone)" mean?	to trick or confuse someone	The little boy liked to play tricks on his friends.
put a cap on (something) What does "put a cap on (something)" mean?	to put a limit on something	The university was forced to put a cap on the number of new students that they could accept.
Pot to piss in What does "Pot to piss in" mean?	To have money or wealth.	You want to have children! We can't afford them, we don't have a pot to piss in. In medieval London, people did not have indoor plumbing. It was common to use a chamber pot as an indoor toilet. The chamber pot could then be dumped out a window into the street gutter below. A person who did not have a "pot to piss in" was poor indeed. In medieval times the word "piss" was not considered at all vulgar. It was not until Victorian England that words such as piss were deemed vulgar. Even today phrases like "pot to piss in" and "Full of Piss and Vinegar" are somehow considered to be generally acceptable and only moderately crude.

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Throw One's Cookies Idiom