| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| solid as the Rock of Gibraltar |
(See as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar)
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| some chick |
beautiful chick, great woman
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Gloria is some chick! Will you introduce me to her?
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| something borrowed, something blue |
two of the things required for a happy wedding and successful marriage
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The bride borrowed a blue garter, so she has something borrowed, something blue!
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| something is haywire |
something is wrong or broken, go haywire
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Something is haywire with my back. I can't move.
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| something is rotten... |
(See there's something rotten in the state of Denmark)
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| something smells |
something is wrong, something is not ethical, fishy,
there's something rotten in the state of Denmark
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Something smells about this case. Why would the police
blow up an oil well?
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| something snapped |
the brain broke, the mind failed
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Something snapped when he was in the war. Now he can't speak.
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| sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle is inside [B] |
sometimes life is very unpleasant, life is not all guns and roses
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The junk dealer had a poster on the wall of his shack: Sometimes life is a bucket of shit, and the handle's inside!
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| song and dance |
typical answer, old routine, cliché
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"I was late because I had a flat tire." "Don't give me that old
song and dance!"
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| Sophie's choice |
choosing between your death and the death of your child
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He was facing a Sophie's choice: Lose his son or lose his own life.
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