The Return Of Light Joker's definitions

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 4, 2009

on fire

doing very well

While you people bicker over details, other countries are on fire in the education department.

by The Return of Light Joker June 18, 2011

run interference

to provide justification, protection, etc.

The older girl ran interference for their daughter while she set up the prank on their back porch. (example of run interference)

by The Return of Light Joker October 3, 2010

barb

1. a barbiturate drug

2. short for the name Barbara

a barb can produce a an alcohol like state of intoxication and is dangerously addictive.

by The Return of Light Joker March 16, 2008

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

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 8, 2012

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