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a striking success; used in the phrases "go (like) a bomb" and "go down a bomb"; Go like a bomb also means, when used of a vehicle, to go very fast an explosive weapon (v.) to be a failure ("the show bombed"); also as n. (n., used with the) something outstanding ("that show was the bomb"); sometimes spelled da bomb: bombardier
go the distance Boxing: Carry through a course of action to completion. A boxer goes the distance when he can fight through all the scheduled rounds. OED cites the boxing idiom to 1934, but does not date its figurative usage. [19] go for an early bath Association football, Rugby When a player is sent off for a serious foul or dismissable ...
Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis.New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century.
Or, in other words: Roki Sasaki is a Los Angeles Dodger, ... Payroll is already at $218 million, but Toronto went 74-88 last season, finishing dead last in the American League East. The lineup ...
When the timer reaches 0:00, the blinds go to a higher level. to go The amount that a player is required to call in order to stay in the hand. toke In a brick and mortar casino, a toke is a tip given to the dealer by the winner of the pot. top kicker In community card poker games, top kicker is the best possible kicker to some given hand. top pair
food outlet where one can order food to go (or be delivered) (not usually applied to fast food chains). Usage: "we had a takeaway for dinner", "we went to the local takeaway". [DM]; (US: takeout) take the piss (vulgar) / take the mickey (slang) to make fun of somebody or something; to act in a non-serious manner about something important.
The first baseman (3) fields a batted ball, steps on first (to force the batter out), and then throws to the shortstop (6), who tags out a runner.
In other words, the political reality was that demonstrable action was essential: ministers realised they had to act because for weeks now, there had been a loud and very angry public argument ...