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Definitions by VAKI5

A person who often goes to bars or lounges
Every evening Penny goes to Lucifer's. She's quite a bar fly.
bar fly by VAKI5 May 9, 2005

a bad taste in my mouth 

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will
I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

ball-park figure 

a number that is near the total; approximate figure
Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.
ball-park figure by VAKI5 May 9, 2005

barrel of laughs 

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh
Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.
barrel of laughs by VAKI5 May 9, 2005

barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger
When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.
barnburner by VAKI5 May 9, 2005

cliff-hanger 

a game that is close until the end, a barnburner
Every election in this town is a real cliff-hanger - a close race.
cliff-hanger by VAKI5 May 9, 2005

basket case 

If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.
basket case by VAKI5 May 9, 2005