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Keep you in line

Ensure that one is behaving according to the prescribed conduct.
When I asked the drill Sargeant why he's always yelling at me, he said "to keep you in line."
by D. Y. Vetz September 29, 2020
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Good humor

50s term for ice cream sold by a particular company called Good Humor.
Jack Carson played an ice cream truck vendor in The Good Humor Man.
by D. Y. Vetz June 19, 2019
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Life and limb

Steven Seagal sacrifices life and limb to save his comrades.
by D. Y. Vetz July 1, 2019
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Have a field day

Go crazy, have fun, enjoy oneself immensely, etc
When I tell my girlfriend that I'm into BDSM she's going to have a field day.
by D. Y. Vetz October 9, 2020
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look up to

To hold someone in high-esteem by way of viewing them as a role model. mentor, or superior.
When Norm asked his intern Sam how he saw him, Sam said "I totally look up to you."
by D. Y. Vetz March 26, 2021
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Scratch the surface

To barely detail the topic being discussed.
The Gospels are a good introduction to Jesus and his relationship with Yahweh, but they only scratch the surface when it comes to talking about Abrahamic religions.
by D. Y. Vetz September 2, 2020
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For crying in a soup

Don't cry in your soup, for crying in a soup!
by D. Y. Vetz May 21, 2019
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