bronco

a horse that is not trained to allow riding and and responds to riding in a dangerous and unpredictable manner (borrowed by cowboys from a Spanish word meaning rough or coarse)

The bronco threw the would be cowboy to the ground.

by The Return of Light Joker March 16, 2009

take a beating

to be injured in a conflict

Man, you coutld really take a beating.

by The Return Of Light Joker October 23, 2007

card shark

a skilled card player (no longer is the word necessarily pejorative)

A card shark was strutting his stuff at the other table.

by The Return of LIght Joker March 04, 2009

ninetails

the cat o' nine tails, a whip with nine cords notorious for it's use in punishing sailors in the Royal British Navy during the 1800s

He was weary of being struck with ninetails.

by The Return of Light Joker November 04, 2008

nothing to sneeze at

something significant or consequential

Her history as a folklorist was nothing to sneeze at.

by The Return of Light Joker January 08, 2012

fess up

to admit the truth, confess

Come on fess up. I know you aren't really that sick.

by The Return of Light Joker November 13, 2009

in the bag

achieved with certainty

If we can stop that one punk in the corner of map, than the match is in the bag.

by The Return of Light Joker January 17, 2011