Vegetable garden

A place where comatose patients are kept.

He was lucky to come out of the Vegetable garden alive.

by The Return of Light Joker April 25, 2010

one horse town

a small or insignificant town

Lets leave this one horse town in the dust.

by The Return of Light Joker December 22, 2007

visiting fireman

an important person who often gets special treatment, such as someone who is visiting to observe the workplace

A visiting fireman passed through town today.

by The Return of Light Joker October 02, 2009

keep on a short leash

to keep someone under close control.

They better keep that bastard on a short leash from now on. (example of keep on a short leash)

by The Return of Light Joker January 25, 2011

drifter

a homeless wanderer who travels on foot

The guy was a good for nothing drifter, end of story.

by The Return Of Light Joker November 15, 2007

up and coming

promising and energetic (said of a person)

Another up and coming candidate has put himself into a corner.

by The Return of Light Joker August 11, 2008

pressure cooker

a place or situation of high personal stress (from a cooking vessel that does not allow air or water to escape below a certain pressure)

They found themselves in more of a pressure cooker than they expected.

by The Return of Light Joker October 06, 2010