[over the hump] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Past the most difficult part; past the crisis; out of danger. * /Mary was failing math, but she is over the hump now./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hump

[hump] See: [OVER THE HUMP]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

charver or charva

[charver] or [charva] {n.} 1. Sexual intercourse (Polari). 2. A loose woman, someone with whom it is easy to have sexual intercourse, an easy lay. 3. To mess up, spoil […] British slang (Wikipedia)

heave to

[heave to] {v.} To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way. * /"Heave to!" the captain […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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all in all

[all in all] (2) or [in all] {adv. phr.} When everything is thought about; in summary; altogether. * /All in all, it was a […]

brain trust

[brain trust] {n.} A group of specially trained, highly intelligent experts in a given field. * /Albert Einstein gathered a […]

Robert Benchley

(1889-1945), US humorist Merely as an observer of natural phenomena, I am fascinated by my own personal appearance. This […]

Graybar Land

[Graybar Land] The place you go while you're staring at a computer that's processing something very slowly (while you watch […]

LBR

[LBR] "Little boy's room"

gun for

[gun for] {v.}, {informal} 1. To hunt for with a gun; look hard for a chance to harm or defeat. * /The cowboy is gunning for […]

loose

[loose] See: [AT LOOSE ENDS], [CAST OFF] or [CAST LOOSE], [CUT LOOSE], [PLAY FAST AND LOOSE], [HAVE A SCREW LOOSE], [LET […]

La Rochefoucauld

In jealousy there is more of self love than of love to another.