[great Godfrey] or [great guns] or [great Scott] {interj.}, {informal} A saying usually used to show surprise or anger. * /Great Godfrey! Uncle Willie is sitting on top of the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

I'll say

[I'll say] or [I tell you] {interj.}, {informal} I agree with this completely. - Used for emphasis. * /Did the children all enjoy Aunt Sally's pecan pie? I'll say!/ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tut-tut

[tut-tut] {interj.}, {informal} Used to express mild disapproval. * /"Tut-tut," said the teacher. "You shouldn't cross the street without looking."/ * /Tut-tut, put that piece of candy back. You've already […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

holy cats

[holy cats] or [holy cow] or [holy mackerel] or [holy Moses] {interj.}, {informal} - Used to express strong feeling (as astonishment, pleasure, or anger); used in speech or when writing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Duncan Spaeth, Princeton professor

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark.

come to the point

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]

P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--) U.S. humorist Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Adminisphere

[Adminisphere] The rarified organizational layers above the rank and file that makes decisions that are often profoundly […]

around the clock

[around the clock] also [the clock around] {adv. phr.} For 24 hours a day continuously all day and all night. * /The factory […]

wear thin

[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the […]