[haul off] {v.} To move suddenly. - Used with "and" usually before a verb like "hit" or "kick". * /Ed hauled off and hit the other boy in the nose./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

haul down

[haul down] {v.}, {informal} 1. To catch (as a ball) usually after a long run. * /Willie hauled down a long fly to center field for the third out./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

haul down one's colors

[haul down one's colors] or [strike one's colors] {v. phr.} 1. To pull down a flag, showing you are beaten and want to stop fighting. * /After a long battle, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

long haul

[long haul] or [long pull] {n.}, {informal} 1. A long distance or trip. * /It is a long haul to drive across the country./ Contrast: [SHORT HAUL]. 2. A long […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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George Carlin - "Cats and Dogs"

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all right

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in case of

[in case of] also [in the event of] {prep.} In order to meet the possibility of; lest there is; if there is; if there should […]

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come to the point

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]