bathtub gin

liquor made in one's own home (because during prohibition they filled the favored bottles at the bathtub instead of the kitchen sink, can be applied to more than gin)

I wouldn't be caught dead drinking that bathtub gin.

by The Return of Light Joker February 16, 2009

Where the rubber meets the road

where the action is most immediate, such as the place where a plan is put in motion (from the place where a vehicles tires make contact with the pavement)

If she can tell where the rubber meets the road, she's in.

by The Return of Light Joker November 05, 2009

sawed-off

short in stature

This sawed-off bastard was just asking for trouble with the law.

by The Return of Light Joker May 31, 2011

blockbuster

something popular or successful, usually a movie

The movie was an unexpected blockbuster.

by The Return of Light Joker January 12, 2008

cremains

the cremated remains of a human corpse

Her cremains were lost in the war.

by The Return of Light Joker August 05, 2008

411

information on something

I gave him the 411 on the standoff.

by The Return of Light Joker June 27, 2009

1-2 punch

two punches in rapid succession with alternating use of both fists

She Gave him a 1-2 punch that knocked his lights out.

by The Return of Light Joker April 30, 2009