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H
honker
noun
- nose.
She has a huge honker. I love it.
- See more words with the same meaning: a nose.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
- a particularly smelly instance of flatulence; "a smelly fart".
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in good hands
adjective
- with one's needs being taken care of.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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in (one's) shoes
adjective
- in one's current situation.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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lose (one's) head 
verb
- to become extremely angry.
- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
- to react with extreme emotion; "freak out".
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on Mar 11 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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M
mmm 
interjection
- sound made to indicate that something tastes, looks, or smells good.
Mmm! I can't wait to have some of that apple pie.
Mmm, that apple pie was good.
Citation from "The Outsiders", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
- See more words with the same meaning: good tasting, tasty, yummy.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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(one's) hands are tied 
interjection
- said when a person cannot do something due to restrictions. See tie (one's) hands.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "The Fight", Parks and Recreation (TV), Season 3 Episode 13 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Aug 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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sit tight 
verb
- to stay in one place and wait patiently.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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small talk
noun - uncountable
- discussion about non-sensitive topics in a social setting. Usually performed while meeting someone for the first time, or simply out of politeness.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Isolation", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
verb
- to make small talk, as defined in the noun sense.
Citation from "Isolation", Wilfred (US TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 25 2011.
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take vertical 
verb - transitive
- to take something vertical, i.e. to upper management.
I'm going to have to take this report vertical.
- See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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tie (one's) hands
verb
- to restrict a person in some way, such that they cannot do something.
I'd love to help you but our department just doesn't have the funding right now. The corporate office really tied our hands.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
notes
- Also see (one's) hands are tied.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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