[in round figures] {adv. phr.} As an estimated number; as a rounded-off figure containing no decimals or fractions. * /Skip the cents and just tell me in round figures how […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come round

[come round] or [come around] {v.} 1. To happen or appear again and again in regular order. * /And so Saturday night came around again./ * /I will tell him […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

round up

[round up] {v.} 1. To bring together (cattle or horses). * /Cowboys round up their cattle in the springtime to brand the new calves./ 2. {informal} To collect; gather. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

round

[round] See: [BRING AROUND] or [BRING ROUND], [COME ROUND], [GO THE ROUNDS], [MAKE ROUNDS], [SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE], [YEAR-ROUND]. 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 […]