[life] See: [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [BIG AS LIFE], [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [CHARMED LIFE], [COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE], [FACTS OF LIFE], [FOR DEAR LIFE], [FOR THE LIFE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

all walks of life

[all walks of life] {n. phr.} All socioeconomic groups; all professions and lines of work. * /A good teacher has to be able to communicate with students from all walks […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

walk over

[walk over] or [walk all over] or [step all over] {v. phr.} {informal} To make (someone) do whatever you wish; make selfish use of; treat like a slave; impose upon. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

walk the chalk

[walk the chalk] or [walk the chalk line] or [walk the chalk mark] To act exactly as you are supposed to; behave properly; obey. * /That new teacher really makes […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Bob Talbert, Detroit Free Press

(6170) He who laughs last didn't get the joke.

get off to a flying

[get off to a flying] or [running start] {v. phr.} To have a promising or successful beginning. * /Ron got off to a flying […]

have it out

[have it out] {v. phr.} To settle a difference by a free discussion or by a fight. * /Joe called Bob a bad name, so they […]

Robin Williams

U.S. comedian Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money.

Brain Fart

[Brain Fart] A byproduct of a bloated mind producing information effortlessly; a burst of useful information. * /"I know […]

Catherine Tate - The Offensive Translator

A CEO need to find desperately someone that knows how to speak 7 languages. This is really funny translation from English to […]

search one's heart

[search one's heart] or [search one's soul] {v. phr.}, {formal} To study your reasons and acts; try to discover if you have […]

sink or swim

[sink or swim] {v. phr.} To succeed or fail by your own efforts, without help or interference from anyone else; fail if you […]