Whatever happened to the jutes?

wisdom of solomon

praise sbd. intelligence, exceptionally wise

poking eachother’s eyeballs out

fighting in an extreme way

to flood in

a lot of information

a block head

stupid person

balderdash

something stupid/untrue

ad nauseam

something repeated to a sickening degree

breaking the ice

saying something to get a conversation going & overcome weirdness

as dead as a doornail

dead, not usable

money’s worth

a good quality for payed money

hoist with his own petard

hurt by one's own scheme

cross-dressing

wearing typical clothes of the opposite sex

labour of love

task done for pleasure, not reward

go the extra mile

make more effort than is expected from you

fight the good fight

fight a noble battle, fighting for the right cause

root of the matter

essential part of smth.

the salt of the earth

person/people of great kindness

a leopard can’t change its spots

a person can not change who they are, no matter how hard they try

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

it's better to be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking more

a wolf in sheep's clothing

a person or thing that appears friendly but is really unkind

a fly in the ointment

some minor irritation spoils the success or enjoyment of something

game of charades

a guessing game

kick off

begin smth.

gobble up

eat a large amount of food

fopdoodle

insignificant fellow

snuffbumble

nonsense

in the ballpark

within reasonable range

fully-fledged

completely developed → adult

pilfer

to steal (esp. small quantities from place you work)

LOL

lots of love

Up yours Caesar!

vulgar insult

kick-start

start motorcycle engine; a fast start to a process

to hobnob

mix socially

flesh and blood

family

eat someone out of house and home

guest consumed so much food, there’s nothing left

across the pond

on the other side of the atlantic ocean

imho

in my humble opinion

the sun sets on something

something is ending

a give and a take

mutual compromises → relationship

a plague on both your houses

both sides are at fault

turn the world upside down

change someone’s life completely/ shocking news

to take on

deal with, enter a fight