idiom (noun)
91comings and goings — noun plural : affairs, doings, activities * * * comings and goings UK US noun [plural] activity consisting of people arriving and leaving many times The landlady was keeping an eye on his comings and goings. Thesaurus: arrivals and entrances …
92donkey's years — noun plural : a very long time * * * Informal. a very long time; eons. [1895 1900; prob. orig. donkey( s) ears, as rhyming slang for years, with years replacing ears once rhyming orig. was forgotten] * * * donkey s years A long time (a pun on… …
93kid stuff — noun 1. : something befitting or appropriate only to children realized that all that saluting and about facing was kid stuff T.W.Duncan 2. : something extremely simple or easy convinced him that running for the town council would be kid stuff * * …
94kith and kin — noun plural Etymology: Middle English 1. : friends and kindred 2. : kindred, relations * * * acquaintances and relatives. [1350 1400; ME] * * * kith and kin UK [ˌkɪθ ən ˈkɪn] US …
95new blood — noun : an agent that is expected to convey vitality or superior qualities to or renew them in something (as a natural strain or an organization) as retirements provide openings for new blood in the directorate * * * new blood noun 1. (a person… …
96sunny side — noun 1. : the side exposed to the sun s rays liked to walk down the sunny side of the street 2. : the favorable optimistic aspect a child usually sees only the sunny side • on the sunny side of * * * ˈsunny side …
97conventional wisdom — noun : the generally accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a particular matter the conventional wisdom … is that in an election year you should forget about tough measures to control spending Wall Street Journal * * *… …
98dead meat — noun : one that is doomed if they catch him, he s dead meat * * * Slang. a person or thing that is dead, doomed, or beyond recovery. [1860 65] * * * informal in serious trouble if anyone finds out, you re dead meat * * * noun [noncount] informal… …
99fun and games — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : light amusement * * * fun and games, (often used ironically) playful or lighthearted activity, as at a party: »“There s been a lot of fun and games today,” [the Assemblyman] declared during the …
100race card — noun : the issue of a person s race as it relates to a particular contest (as a political campaign or a court trial) often used in the phrase play the race card * * * race card, 1. racial prejudice, especially when used as part of a plan or… …
