[ants in one's pants] {n. phr.}, {slang} Nervous over-activity; restlessness. * /Jane can not sit still; she has ants in her pants./ * /You have ants in your pants today. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

catch with one's pants down

[catch with one's pants down] {v. phr.}, {slang} To surprise someone in an embarrassing position or guilty act. * /They thought they could succeed in the robbery, but they got […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get the lead out of one's pants

[get the lead out of one's pants] {v. phr.}, {slang} To get busy; work faster. * /The captain told the sailors to get the lead out of their pants./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fancy pants

[fancy pants] {n.}, {slang} A man or boy who wears clothes that are too nice or acts like a woman or girl; sissy. * /The first time they saw him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press

(6170) He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

get off to a flying

[get off to a flying] or [running start] {v. phr.} To have a promising or successful beginning. * /Ron got off to a flying […]

have it out

[have it out] {v. phr.} To settle a difference by a free discussion or by a fight. * /Joe called Bob a bad name, so they […]

Robin Williams

U.S. comedian Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money.

Brain Fart

[Brain Fart] A byproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly; a burst of useful information. * /"I know […]

Catherine Tate - The Offensive Translator

A CEO need to find desperately someone that knows how to speak 7 languages. This is really funny translation from English to […]

search one's heart

[search one's heart] or [search one's soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have […]

sink or swim

[sink or swim] {v. phr.} To succeed or fail by your own efforts, without help or interference from anyone else; fail if you […]