hard nut

1. A stubborn, cynical person, especially an employee or colleague who resists efforts to improve. "Nut" is English slang for "head".

2. A tough problem that is hard to solve is a "hard nut to crack".

1. Jim tried everything to improve the audit team's morale, but the hard nuts just labelled him "lame."

2. Until the US economy recovers, unemployment will be a hard nut to crack.

by Jasper Ferg March 05, 2011

chicken mouse

Total wimp. Extreme coward. Weak and scared.

That chicken mouse would run from his own shadow!

by Jasper Ferg March 05, 2011

tiger-mouse

A small-sized person or child with big-sized courage, heart and a bit scrappy. Loyal, he or she will stand up for his/her friends. Wlling to scrap with much larger opponents.

My five year-old picked a fight with the twleve-year old next door -- what a tiger-mouse!

by Jasper Ferg March 05, 2011

gull

verb: to talk or trick someone into doing something foolish or rash.

Related to "gullible".

We gulled Jackie into lending us her dad's car "for an hour" -- now we have a ride for the weekend, dude!

by Jasper Ferg March 05, 2011