[flip out] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To go insane, to go out of one's mind. * /A is impossible to talk to Joe today - he must have flipped out./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nobody home

[nobody home] {slang} 1. Your attention is somewhere else, not on what is being said or done here; you are absent-minded. * /The teacher asked him a question three times […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

George Bernard Shaw

(1856-1950) British writer I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are, they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum. www.english-slang.com

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give rein to

[give rein to] or [give free rein to] {v. phr.} To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. * /When […]

stick to one's knitting

[stick to one's knitting] or [tend to one's knitting] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your own job and not bother other people. * […]

Mark Twain

(1835-1910) It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except […]

Russell Peters - Accents Clip

Russell Peters rips on people's accents.

George Carlin on "Happens to be" & "Openly"

George talks about the overuse of the 2 expressions :)

American Slang

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break-even

[break-even] {n.} The point of equilibrium in a business venture when one has made as much money as one had invested, but not […]

passed ball

[passed ball] {n.} A pitched baseball missed by the catcher when he should have been able to catch it. * /The batter singled […]