[add insult to injury] {v. phr.} 1. To hurt someone's feelings after doing him harm. * /He added insult to injury when he called the man a rat after he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

nasty-nice

[nasty-nice] {adj.} Unkind in a polite way; disagreeable while pretending to be gracious. * /The bus driver has a nasty-nice way of showing his dislike./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

run-in

[run-in] {n.} 1. A traffic accident. * /My car was wrecked when I had a run-in with a small truck./ 2. A violent quarrel. * /John had a nasty run-in […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

insult

[insult] See: [ADD INSULT TO INJURY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Andy Rooney

(1919--) U.S. broadcaster Go to bed. Whatever you're staying up late for isn't worth it.

do to death

[do to death] {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car […]

have a care

[have a care] {v. phr.}, {formal} To be careful what you do. * /Jane, have a care what you're doing with that valuable […]

Elayne Boosler

U.S. comedienne I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me.

head

[head] {n.} 1. Lavatory (nautical slang) 2. Drug user. Sometimes preceded by the preferred drug, for example: Smackhead, […]

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left-handed compliment

[left-handed compliment] An ambiguous compliment which is interpretable as an offense. * /I didn't know you could look so […]

take the fifth

[take the fifth] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States […]