[stick-in-the-mud] {n.}, {informal} An overcareful person; someone who is old-fashioned and fights change. * /Mabel said her mother was a real stick-in-the-mud to make a rule that she must be […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stick out

[stick out] {v.} 1a. To stand out from a wall or other surface; project; extend. * /The limb stuck out from the trunk of the tree./ 1b. To be seen […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stick together

[stick together] {v.} To remain close together in a situation. * /Stick together in the cave so that no one gets lost./ * /The gang stuck together after the game./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

stick around

[stick around] {v.}, {informal} To stay or wait nearby. * /John's father told him to stick around and they would go fishing./ * /After work Mr. Harris stuck around to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--) U.S. humorist Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Adminisphere

[Adminisphere] The rarified organizational layers above the rank and file that makes decisions that are often profoundly […]

around the clock

[around the clock] also [the clock around] {adv. phr.} For 24 hours a day continuously all day and all night. * /The factory […]

wear thin

[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the […]

Learning English - More Slang

MrDuncan looks at more slang terms in his online lesson:* /sucker, grass, crackers, bling, blag, diss, geek (nerd), scam, bum, […]

Robert Frost

(1874-1963) U.S. poet A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

make out

[make out] {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for (as in an application blank or a report form); fill out. * /The teacher made […]

mixed blessing

[mixed blessing] {n.} Something good that has bad features. * /John's new bicycle was a mixed blessing. The other boys were […]