D. Y. Vetz's definitions

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

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

Life and limb

Everything.

Steven Seagal sacrifices life and limb to save his comrades.

by D. Y. Vetz July 1, 2019

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

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

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

For crying in a soup

Another way of saying "for crying out loud!" or "Jesus Christ!"

Don't cry in your soup, for crying in a soup!

by D. Y. Vetz May 21, 2019