Word of the Day index

To get the show on the road

To get the show on the road - to get something started

to have a bee in your bonnet

to have a bee in your bonnet - to be excited, fired up about something

to have a chip on your shoulder

to have a chip on your shoulder - feel inferior or badly treated, resentful

To have one's cake and eat it

To have one's cake and eat it - to try and have everything

To kill two birds with one stone

To kill two birds with one stone - do two things at the same time

to militate

to stop or prevent something happening

To my knowledge..

To my knowledge.. - Used to express an opinion based on what you have experienced

To plough a lone furrow

To plough a lone furrow - to do things your own way

to rip off

to rip off - cheat or exploit someone

To tighten one's belt

To tighten one's belt - control the money you spend