[run wild] {v. phr.} To be or go out of control. * /The students ran wild during spring vacation./ * /The new supervisor lets the children run wild./ * /The […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

chase

[chase] See: [GIVE CHASE], [GO CHASE ONESELF], [LEAD A MERRY CHASE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

goose bumps

[goose bumps] or [goose pimples] {n. plural}, {informal} Small bumps that come on a person's skin when he gets cold or afraid. * /Nancy gets goose bumps when she sees […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Andy Rooney

(1919--) U.S. broadcaster Go to bed. Whatever you're staying up late for isn't worth it.

do to death

[do to death] {v. phr.} To overdo; do something so often that it becomes extremely boring or tiresome. * /The typical car […]

have a care

[have a care] {v. phr.}, {formal} To be careful what you do. * /Jane, have a care what you're doing with that valuable […]

Elayne Boosler

U.S. comedienne I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me.

head

[head] {n.} 1. Lavatory (nautical slang) 2. Drug user. Sometimes preceded by the preferred drug, for example: Smackhead, […]

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left-handed compliment

[left-handed compliment] An ambiguous compliment which is interpretable as an offense. * /I didn't know you could look so […]

take the fifth

[take the fifth] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. Taking refuge behind the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States […]