Definitions by Stanzz

Small Potatoes 

small, insignificant; small or insignificant in quantity

comes from the Irish potatoe famine from 1845 - 1849, as potatoes was the main food source in Ireland. Used to describe the small surviving potatoes that were picked

Those coins are small potatoes; we're not going to use them later on

Small Potatoes by stanzz October 28, 2006

Look a gift horse in the mouth 

to be critical of a present or gift

Despite thought put into the gift, he decided to look a gift horse in the mouth and commented on the cheapness of the gift

Look a gift horse in the mouth by stanzz October 25, 2006

call someone on the carpet 

To call someone into question; to question one's action

to call someone on the carpet

call someone on the carpet by stanzz October 25, 2006

pocket one's pride 

To give up one's dignity or pride

to pocket one's pride

pocket one's pride by stanzz October 25, 2006

Wear Blinders

a.k.a. wear blinkers

to be ignorant or restricted in sight, as if wearing blinkers or blinkers

blinkers are devices use to restrict the sight of horses

You're never gonna be content if you don't try, try to see outside your line
There you go, you did it again!
You act as if there's a blinder on your eyes
-Glass, by incubus

only horses wear blinders, dude

Wear Blinders by stanzz October 18, 2006

freshman senator 

a Newly elected senator

any new senator ex. jeff addler is a freshman senator

freshman senator by Stanzz September 28, 2006