[runner-up] {n.} The person who finishes second in a race or contest; the one next after the winner. * /Tom won the race and Jack was runner-up./ * /Joan was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

throw in

[throw in] {v.} 1. To give or put in as an addition; to give to or with something else. * /John threw in a couple of tires when he sold […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take liberties

[take liberties] {v. phr.} To act toward in too close or friendly a manner; use as you would use a close friend or something of your own. * /Mary would […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

run down

[run down] {v.} (stress on "down") 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Kingsley Amis

(1922-1995) English author It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.

hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]

Napoleon Bonaparte

You can stop while you are raising, but not when you are falling.

many hands make light work

[many hands make light work] If many people work together, even a hard job becomes easier. - A proverb. * /Come on boys, […]

up and at them

[up and at them] 1. {adv. phr.} Actively engaged in a task as if doing combat. * /"You want to know whether he will make a […]