[setup] {v.} 1. To provide the money for the necessities for. * /When he was twenty-one, his father set him up in the clothing business./ 2. To establish; start. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

open marriage

[open marriage] {n. phr.} An arrangement by mutual agreement between husband and wife whereby they are both allowed to have extramarital affairs. * /Chances are the open marriage arrangement they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

come to terms

[come to terms] {v. phr.} To reach an agreement. * /Management and the labor union came to terms about a new arrangement and a strike was prevented./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

apple-pie order

[apple-pie order] {n. phr.}, {informal} Exact orderly arrangement, neatness; tidy arrangement. * /The house was in apple-pie order./ * /Like a good secretary, she kept the boss's desk in apple-pie […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […]

Deborah Love, poet, Annaghkeen

For an Irishman, talking is a dance.

George Carlin - Importance of our "Stuff"

George Carlin's classic standup routine about the importance of "Stuff" in our lives.

Accent Reduction - Word Stress Lesson

Introductory lesson from Lynn Bo - an American speech therapist. In this video you will learn how a stress can change the word […]

put aside

[put aside] {v. phr.} 1. To save; put something aside for a special purpose. * /Peter puts $100 aside every week./ 2. To […]

talk back

[talk back] also [answer back] {v.} {informal} To answer rudely; reply in a disrespectful way; be fresh. * /When the teacher […]