[take French leave] {v. phr.} To leave secretly; abscond. * /The party was so boring that we decided to take French leave./ * /While the Smith family was in Europe, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

shore leave

[shore leave] {n.} Permission given to a man in the Navy to leave his ship and go where he wants for a certain length of time. * /Jim went to […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

take leave of

[take leave of] {v. phr.} 1. To abandon, go away from, or become separated from. - Usually used in the phrase "take leave of one's senses". * /Come down from […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leave off

[leave off] {v.} To come or put to an end; stop. * /There is a high fence where the school yard leaves off and the woods begin./ * /Don told […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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 […]

[GJ] "Good job", often sarcastic

from rags to riches

[from rags to riches] {adv. phr.} Suddenly making a fortune; becoming rich overnight. * /The Smiths went from rags to riches […]

off the wall

[off the wall] {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. * /He has been making off-the-wall remarks all day; […]