[a friend in need is a friend indeed] A genuine friend on whom one can always depend. - A proverb; often shortened to "a friend in need..." * /When John's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

lady friend

[lady friend] {n.} 1. A woman friend. * /His aunt stays with a lady friend in Florida during the winter./ 2. A woman who is the lover of a man. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

girl friend

[girl friend] {n.}, {informal} 1. A female friend or companion. * /Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend's house./ 2. A boy's steady girl; the girl or woman partner […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fair-weather friend

[fair-weather friend] {n.} A person who is a friend only when you are successful. * /Everyone knows that John's only a fair-weather friend./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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lit up like a Christmas tree

[lit up like a Christmas tree] {adj. phr.}, {informal} To be drunk. * /On New Year's Eve Ned was lit up like a Christmas […]

take issue with

[take issue with] {v. phr.} To be openly against; speak against; disagree with. * /He thought his boss was wrong but was […]

Cmdr. G. H. Hatherill, British policeman, in Jane Goodsell's Not a Good Word

There are only about twenty murders a year in London, and not all are serious. Some are just husbands killing their wives.

Orson Welles

(1915 - 1985) U.S. actordirector I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.

Franck's Accent - Father of the Bride

Enjoy Franck's beautiful funny accent (performed by Martin Short) :) Transcript Now, let me do the talking, girls, okay? […]

fly-by-night

[fly-by-night] (1) {adj.} Set up to make a lot of money in a hurry, then disappear so people can't find you to complain about […]

tell one where to get off

[tell one where to get off] or [tell one where to head in] {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk angrily to; speak to or answer with […]