one turn on the trail

This was said by an old man acting as Clyde Barrow's father in the movie "The Highwaymen". I suspect that it means something like proceeding in yet another direction.

After working on the roof of my home I descended the ladder and mowed the lawn which was essentially one turn on the trail.

by JCA/Bremerton May 04, 2022

load his bazooka

Chowing down on someone another person's nickel.

About an hour ago he invited himself into my kitchen and proceeded to load his bazooka.

by JCA/Bremerton February 07, 2022

that's life in the Serengeti

The meaning is: That's the way it is in the world we live in.

Yeah, I know you are feel burned by the way the United States Navy did things regarding your retirement, in reality that's life in the Serengeti.

by JCA/Bremerton June 08, 2023

stick time

The amount of time a big-rig driver spent driving a big-rig.

He was chosen for the run because he had more stick time than the other three drivers.

by JCA/Bremerton June 17, 2017

got up on my grill

Verbally accosted someone or loudly proclaimed a position.

He got up on my grill and strongly defended his position.

by JCA/Bremerton May 06, 2021

rotate my dish

When in conversation with someone and the other person suddenly changes the subject, while forming a response to another subject you say you need to "rotate my dish" before responding.

I do not understand why so much money is spent on the researching of tidal projections. Now you ask why NATO is concerned with the foreign relations in Slovakia? Let me rotate my dish. (pause) Because two decades after their NATO membership in 2004, Slovakia has become friendly with Moscow.

by JCA/Bremerton September 07, 2023

foot on my throat

It is a metaphor meaning to keep a child on a path that does not include crime.

She kept a foot on my throat in order to make sure I followed the correct choices in life.

by JCA/Bremerton August 13, 2024