[deliver the goods] {v. phr.} 1. To carry things and give them to the person who wants them. * /Lee delivered the goods to the right house./ 2. {slang} To […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

goods

[goods] See: [DELIVER THE GOODS], [CONSUMER GOODS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

consumer goods

[consumer goods] or [consumer items] {n.} Food and manufactured things that people buy for their own use. * /In time of war, the supply of consumer goods is greatly reduced./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sell one a bill of goods

[sell one a bill of goods] {v. phr.} To persuade another to acquire something useless; defraud. * /We were sure sold a bill of goods when Alfred persuaded us to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […]

[GJ] "Good job", often sarcastic

from rags to riches

[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight. * /The Smiths went from rags to riches […]

off the wall

[off the wall] {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. * /He has been making off-the-wall remarks all day; […]

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