The wolf of wall street | 15

Danger of every turn

A situation where danger exists everywhere. | We faced danger at every turn during the expedition.

Nail a bull's-eye

To do something perfectly or be exactly right. | You really nailed the bull's-eye with your presentation.

Humongous

Extremely large; enormous. | They built a humongous aquarium.

The Duchess

A woman with the rank of duchess or a title/nickname for a noble lady. | Everyone greeted the Duchess politely.

Anchors aweigh

The command to lift the anchor and begin sailing. | The captain shouted, "Anchors aweigh!"

Degenerate

To decline morally or become worse. | The discussion quickly degenerated into an argument.

Indict

To officially charge someone with a crime. | The court indicted the suspect for fraud.

Sedate

To calm someone with medicine. | The doctor sedated the patient before surgery.

Take the edge off

To reduce the intensity of something. | A cup of tea took the edge off my stress.

Mellow me out

To make someone feel calm and relaxed. | Soft music always mellows me out.

Invincible

Impossible to defeat or harm. | The champion felt invincible after winning.

Eviscerate

To destroy or criticize something completely. | The reviewer eviscerated the movie.

Spotted owl

A species of owl with spotted feathers. | We were lucky to see a spotted owl.

Befit

To be suitable or appropriate for. | His actions befit a true leader.

Lower than pond scum

Extremely worthless or despicable. | He treated his friends badly and was called lower than pond scum.

Worthless piker

A useless or insignificant person. | Stop acting like a worthless piker.

Pitch a stock

To try to persuade someone to buy a stock. | She pitched a stock to potential investors.

Mainlining

To inject something directly into a vein; also doing something intensely. | He was mainlining information before the exam.

Time to paint the tape

Time to manipulate or improve appearances temporarily. | They decided it was time to paint the tape before the inspection.

Fairy dust

Something magical or an unrealistic solution. | Success doesn't come from fairy dust.

Elemental chart

A chart showing the chemical elements. | We studied the elemental chart in chemistry class.

Liquidate

To sell assets or close a business. | The company had to liquidate its inventory.

Gotta pump those numbers up

You need to improve or increase the results. | Sales are low—we've gotta pump those numbers up.

Rookie

A beginner or inexperienced person. | The rookie made a few mistakes.

Racket

A dishonest scheme or illegal business. | The police shut down the gambling racket.

Acidic

Having the properties of an acid. | Lemon juice is acidic.

Above-the-shoulders mustard shit

Slang meaning intelligence or brains. | You need some above-the-shoulders mustard to solve this.

Wigs some people out

To make people feel nervous or uncomfortable. | Horror movies wig some people out.

Differential

A difference between two amounts; also a gear system in vehicles. | There's a big pay differential between the jobs.

Tip over

To fall or cause something to fall. | The chair tipped over.

Implode

To collapse inward violently. | The old building imploded.

In for the long run

Involved with long-term commitment. | We're in this for the long run.

Implosions

Violent inward collapses. | The scientist explained how implosions happen.

Pop off to the bathroom

To go to the bathroom quickly. | I'll just pop off to the bathroom.

Work one out

To solve a problem or reach an agreement. | I'm sure we can work it out.

Keep the clients on the Ferris wheel

To keep customers continuously engaged or paying. | The company keeps the clients on the Ferris wheel with subscriptions.

Halkidiki

A peninsula and tourist region in Greece. | They spent the summer in Halkidiki.

Denominator

The bottom number in a fraction. | In 3/4, 4 is the denominator.