[cream of the crop] {n. phr.} The best of a group; the top choice. * /May Queen candidates were lovely, but Betsy and Nancy were the cream of the crop./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

crop out

[crop out] {v.} To appear at the surface; come through or show through from hiding or concealment. * /Rocks often crop out in New England pasture land./ * /A hidden […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

crop up

[crop up] {v.} To come without warning; appear or happen unexpectedly. * /Problems cropped up almost every day when Mr. Reed was building his TV station./ * /Serious trouble cropped […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Charles F. Kettering

(1876-1958) U.S. inventorindustrialist You can be sincere and still be stupid.

rgr

[rgr] "Roger" aka "affirmative" or "10-4", radio talk; "Roger that", meaning "message acknowledged".

banana oil

[banana oil] {n.}, {slang} Flattery that is an obvious exaggeration; statements that are obviously made with an ulterior […]

over the top

[over the top] {adv. phr.} 1. Out of the trenches and against the enemy. * /The plan was to spend the night in the trenches […]

Chinese proverb

Beat your child once a day. If you don't know why, the child does.

to foul one's own nest

[to foul one's own nest] {v. phr.} To compromise unintentionally one's own interests by sharing private information […]

slap-head

[slap-head] {n.} {adj.} A bald man.

Generica

[Generica] Fast food joints, strip malls, sub-divisions as in "we were so lost in generica that I couldn't remember what city […]