THAT'S THE WAY THE COOKIE CRUMBLES

Unfortunately the critics slashed it before it even started, but that is 

just the way the cookie crumbles.

www.searchquotes.com/search/Thats_How_The_Cookie_Crumbles/

That is how it is. What did you expect?

* That is life.

GROW OPS

GROW OPS  - Ilicit marijuana crops, usually in residential areas.


How to recognize
a grow op:
http://justice.alberta.ca/programs_services/safe/growop/pages/spot/index.html

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BURN UP A BUNCH OF BRAIN CELLS

I DON'T HAVE A DOG ON THIS FIGHT

e.g.

By the way, I don't have a dog on this fight since my candidate Al Gore it is not running for president.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/01/31/446807/-Forget-about-Super-Tuesday-8211-the-decision-has-already-been-made

DARN YOUR SOCK

picture worth a thousand words!

BE UP IN ARMS ABOUT/OVER SOMETHING

BE VERY ANGRY ABOUT SOMETHING

EXAMPLE:

North Bay residents up in arms over TransCanada plan to switch crude oil for gas in local pipeline.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/09/28/north_bay_residents_up_in_arms_over_transcanada_plan_to_switch_crude_oil_for_gas_in_local_pipeline.html

WOLF DOWN

Wolf down - consume food quickly, disregarding table manners.

e.g.

if you manage to wolf down a sandwich in two minutes flat, there probably isn't a great deal wrong with it. Taste-wise, this is a middle-of-the-road job: the tuna is your standard mayo-slathered variety, but the salad is freshly prepared, saving on sogginess. On the downside, the bread is oddly sweet and salty (How?). Pricey.

3 stars

M&S tuna & sweetcorn

                                                                               http://www.theguardian.com/money/2007/oct/01/officehours.workandcareers8

GET GO

from the very beginning

e.g.

WordPress for HIPAA-compliant site or bad idea from the get-go? 

community.sitepoint.com/t/wordpress-for...from-the-get-go/43768

DEAR JOHN LETTER

This is not any kind of letter.

A 'dear John letter' is a letter written to a husband or boyfriend to let him know the wife/girlfriend is no longer interested in him and she wants to start seeing other people. Nice, eh?

BURY THE HATCHET

http://www.trivalleylifechurch.org/2012/12/03/burying-the-hatchet/

How many times have you heard the saying, “Let’s just bury the hatchet!”?  It carries the meaning of resolving conflict in a relationship by forgetting the past.

CHERRY PICK

 to select the best or most desirable

e.g.

We got an entry in the forum from a user asking several questions about merging and cherry-picking and I was about answering it when I realized the questions might be good for a wider audience, so here I’m writing a new blog post!

http://codicesoftware.blogspot.com/2012/05/cherry-pick-vs-merge.html

or

Is there a way to cherry pick packages from a ppa repository you add? That is, to exclude some from updating while including others?

http://askubuntu.com/questions/170235/how-do-i-cherry-pick-packages-from-a-ppa

OLD WIVES' TALE

If you step on a crack, odds are, you won’t break your mama’s back. Yep, there are plenty of old wives’ tales out there that have long been debunked by science — your body really doesn’t take years to digest gum — or reason — even if your eyes are twitching, you probably won’t come into a pile of riches. But let’s give our ancestors a little credit, shall we? Indeed, there are some old wives’ tales that are totally, completely real. Click through to read more about them.

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/old-wives-tales-true.html

SUPERSTITION

IS YOUR RELATIONSHIP TANKING?

Debora,

Thanks for your question.


If you think your relationship is tanking, talk to your boyfriend and try to work things out. If you can't, don't panic. It might be the right time to let him walk out this door.

or

And my love life was tanking, and today was fish sticks day, and I hadn’t finished my French homework, and I just knew Ms. Beauchard was going to call me on it.

http://www.ebook2u.org/book2/The_Winnie_Years_5/index_6.html

fail; do poorly.

OFF ONE'S ROCKERS

OFF ONE'S ROCKERS

I don't want to waste my time talking to people who are off their rockers; I got better things to do.

OR

Betty White's Off Their Rockers is an American comedy television series that broadcast on NBC for its first two seasons and Lifetime beginning with the third. The series is hosted by Betty White, and is based on the Belgian television format Benidorm Bastards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_White's_Off_Their_Rockers

SILLY

WHIP YOUR BUTT

Georgia,

I take it that you are asking about  the figurative of the expression. Here we go:

My sister whipped my butt in Chinese checkers 4 times in a row. I didn't even have time to think and the game was over.

- Beat/win mercilessly.

JUST HANG IN THERE

To go forward even when it is hard to do so

When trying to get a return at a store, you must hang in there because they will not let you have your way easily.

or

We win many of life's rewards by learning how to hang in there and work till the very end.

smiley963.tripod.com/motivational.html‎

CAN'T CATCH A BREAK

" I have to mow  the lawn, take the trash out, and now you tell me I still have to make dinner for your whole family? I can't catch a break, can I?

or

He caught a break when the police officer decided not to write me a ticket.

http://www.idiomquest.com/learn/idiom/catch-a-break/

GO EASY ON SOMEONE

TO COME OF AGE - SHE CAME OF AGE

COME OF AGE = reach the age when one is legally responsible for one's actions; transition to adulthood.


e.g.


When the situation arose, she came of age and took responsibilty for her two younger siblings.

or

As I come of age / I keep fallin' down / And I feel just like a schoolboy / I was in a senseless rage / Runnin' too 

hard / And I tore you all to pieces.

www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/stephen_stills/as_i_come_of_age.html‎

MAKE ENDS MEET

I really wan't expecting to receive a msg on this holiday, but I am happy I did.

TO MAKE ENDS MEET

Juan had to get a second job just to make ends meet. That is what you get for having several ex-wives.


* to make just enough money for a living.

IN CAHOOTS

Hello,

To be in cahoots                          

sentences:

1. I believe John and my sister are in cahoots to throw a surprise party for me.

2. I find it quite exciting to be in cahoots with someone who has a passion for 

the 

same things as myself

www.thehandmadehome.net

DICEY

Hi João,

To answer your question, I will try to use the word dicey in context.


I looked out the window and it seems to me the weather is dicey so I am not going to the game tonight.

or

I guess Erica and I stayed friends for such a long time by not asking dicey questions.


Got it?




Dicey =unpredictable

just like rolling dice.

SHOOT FOR

What I am shooting for with my blog is to 

give students resource to enhance their vocabulary.

or

So, this new year I wanted to create a challenge for myself and see if I can follow it through the year. The one-a-day challenge, I felt, might turn out to be too challenging (one picture a day, one short story a day etc) and so what I am shooting for is one-a-week. 

http://ramyasethu.tumblr.com/post/39680129521/accessibility-challenge-for-the-new-year

shoot for = try to obtain

WRAP MY HEAD AROUND IT

Hello Annete,


You are going to have to use your head now:

e.g.

I can't wrap my head around the fact that you now live in a cardboard box.


or

I cannot wrap my head around Bham suburbs towing cars now.

http://www.secrant.com/rant/p/47964493/I-cannot-wrap-my-head-around-Bham-suburbs-towing-cars-now.aspx

meaning: understand how something works.

GO BY THE WAYSIDE

Hello everyone,

How to look for a date has changed a lot lately. In the 21st century, experts believe that  good personality has gone by the wayside. Income and looks play more important roles.

Can you figure out the meaning of  ' go by the wayside ' ???


another example:


 When did proper grammar go by the wayside?

http://www.experienceproject.com/question-answer/When-Did-Proper-Grammar-Go-By-The-Wayside/2090487

It means :

1. to be put aside, shelved, or discarded.

FLY OFF THE SHELF

Dear student,

'To fly off the shelf' means to sell things fast and easily. I've also heard the expression "to sell like hot cakes"

e.g.

If you mark down the price by 30%, those tablets will fly off the shelves.

or

Souvenirs fly off the shelf as prince's plans go out the window

Big day becomes next day but sellers of out of date memorabilia cash in

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/05/monarchy.stephenbates