run through

1. to rehearse

2. a rehearsal

I had to do an extra run through to make sure the script was plausible.

by The Return of Light Joker December 23, 2011

top dog

the person in charge

The top dog is holding another meeting. Why does he always work too hard?

by The Return of Light Joker March 16, 2009

cover one's ass

to protect oneself or one's interests in anticipation of a hazard

Cover your ass. It ain't pretty ahead.(example of cover one's ass)

by The Return of Light Joker July 20, 2010

fish bowl

a place or situation with little or no privacy

The average family seems to fall apart when their life is turned into a fish bowl.

by The Return of Light Joker July 09, 2009

make like

To imitate, act as if something

He was so fed up with that traffic light, that I though he would make like a goose.

by The Return of Light Joker November 23, 2010

soft soap

persuasion by blatant flattering

Don't give me that soft soap. I will not change my mind. I am determined to stand by my own beliefs.

by The Return of Light Joker November 02, 2011

breathing

alive despite risk or adversity

back then anyone who was breathing had to join the military despite their economic hardship.

by The Return of Light Joker October 21, 2011