[act up] {v.}, {informal} 1. To behave badly; act rudely or […]

American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases […]

[boys will be boys] Boys are only children and must sometimes […]

[closed shop] {n. phr.} 1. A plant or factory that employs […]

[come back to earth] or [come down to earth] {v. phr.} […]

[come to one's senses] {v. phr.} 1. Become conscious again; wake […]

[crack the whip] {v. phr.}, {informal} To get obedience or cooperation […]

[cut loose] {v.} 1. To free from ties or connections, cut […]

[filthy rich] {adj. phr.} Extremely rich but without cultural refinement; nouveau […]

[go ape] {v. phr.}, {slang} To become highly excited or behave […]