[out-and-out] {adj.} Extreme; complete; thorough. * /The candidate was an out-and-out conservative./ * /It was out-and-out robbery to charge twice the usual price for eggs just because they were scarce./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

under the counter

[under the counter] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Secretly (bought or sold). * /That book has been banned, but there is one place you can get it under the counter./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

make a name for oneself

[make a name for oneself] {v. phr.} To become recognized in a field of endeavor; become a celebrity. * /Joe has worked so hard at soybean trading that he made […] 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 […]