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put a sock in it
/pʊt ə sɑk ɪn ɪt/ /pʊt eɪ sɑk ɪn ɪt/

To stop talking; to be quiet; to shut one's mouth.

begged
beggedverb
/bɛɡd/

In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).

put one's foot down
/pʊt wʌnz fʊt daʊn/ /pət wʌnz fʊt daʊn/

To insist, demand, or refuse with finality.

like shit
like shitadverb
/ˈlaɪk ˈʃɪt/

Very badly.

aphorism
/ˈæ.fə.ɹɪzm̩/

An original, laconic phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought.

off
offadverb
/ɔːf/ /ɑf/ /ɒf/ /ɔf/

Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.

giddyup
/ˈɡɪdɪˌʌp/ /ˈɡɪdiˌʌp/

(by extension) To start moving or move faster; to get a move on.

set the world on fire
/sɛt ðə wɜrld ɑn faɪər/ /sɛt ðɪ wɜrld ɑn faɪər/

To do something sensational

have someone's back
/hæv ˈsʌmwʌnz bæk/ /hæv sʌmˌwʌnz bæk/

To be prepared and willing to support or defend someone.

out for the count
/ˈaʊt fɔːr ðə ˈkaʊnt/

Decisively beaten; defeated; rendered irrelevant for the long term.

bada bing
bada binginterjection
/ˌbɑdə ˈbɪŋ/ /ˌbædə ˈbɪŋ/

Used to euphemize what is said, sometimes to the extent that only the initiated will understand what is implied.

communication
/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən/

A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".

talk to the hand
/tɔk tə ðə hænd/ /tɔk tuː ðə hænd/

Used to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that one is not prepared to hear or read anything further from that person. It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.

bumper sticker
/ˈbʌmpər stɪkər/

Said of canned insight; a slogan or saying that is trite or lacks depth.

mumbo jumbo
/mʌmbəʊˈdʒʌmbəʊ/

(by extension) Any confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.

"Football lingo is mumbo jumbo to me."

flipside
/ˈflɪpsaɪd/

The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.; said on parting); later or tomorrow.

"See you on the flipside!"

beer o'clock
/ˌbɪə(ɹ) əʊˈklɒk/ /ˌbiə̯ɹ əˈklɑk/

Time for a beer (the first of the day or otherwise).

dead ringers
/ˈdɛd ˈrɪŋərz/

Someone or something that very closely resembles another; someone or something easily mistaken for another.

idioms
idiomsnoun
/ˈɪdiəmz/

An established expression whose meaning is not deducible from the literal meanings of its component words, often peculiar to a given language.

take up the gauntlet
/teɪk ʌp ðə ˈɡɔːntlət/ /teɪk ʌp ði ˈɡæntlət/

To accept a challenge.