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howdy {interj.}

Amer.: Hello!

Howdy, George! What's up?

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[do tell] {interj.}, {informal} An inelegant expression used to show that you are a little surprised by what you hear. * /"You say George is going to get married after […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

let George do it

[let George do it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To expect someone else to do the work or take the responsibility. * /Many people expect to let George do it when they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

George Carlin on "Happens to be" & "Openly"

George talks about the overuse of the 2 expressions :) www.english-slang.com

know-it-all

[know-it-all] {n.} A person who acts as if he knows all about everything; someone who thinks no one can tell him anything new. * /After George was elected as class […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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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; […]

Derek Bok, president of Harvard University

If you think education is expensive--try ignorance.