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off your rocker

Crazy, out of control, nuts.

In addition to being a kind of chair, a 'rocker' is a device that controls the movement of a piece of machinery. When a machine is off its rocker, it no longer works correctly.
1) You can't walk down the street in your underwear! Are you off your rocker?

2) I'm afraid Aunt Betty is really off her rocker these days.
by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
mugGet the off your rockermug.

angel investor

An individual who invests in a company during its start-up phase; a financial supporter in the early stages of a corporation's existence.

An 'angel' is a winged creature from heaven who is supposed to help you when you are in danger. An 'angel investor' is someone who provides money for young businesses that really need it. The phrase was first used to describe wealthy patrons who kept Broadway plays on stage despite a lack of profits.
The company never would have survived without the backing of its angel investors.
by VAKI5 May 10, 2005
mugGet the angel investormug.

Kajf

Russian slang for euphoric pleasure or extreme satisfaction.
U tebja est trawa. Da, wot eto KAJF!
by VAKI5 September 23, 2005
mugGet the Kajfmug.

ot'ebis'!

Ti pidar, ot'ebis'! (ot - EBis) ot menja!
by VAKI5 June 27, 2006
mugGet the ot'ebis'!mug.

climb the corporate ladder

To move up in the hierarchy of a corporation.

A 'ladder' is a device with steps used to 'climb' (or move) up and down, so the 'corporate ladder' is the series of steps people go through as they gain more power in a corporation and 'rise to the top' - from file clerk up to president.
You have to work very hard if you want to climb the corporate ladder.
by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
mugGet the climb the corporate laddermug.

bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay
Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?
by VAKI5 May 9, 2005
mugGet the bed of rosesmug.

A-bomb

marijuana and heroin smoked in cigarette
A-Bomb
by VAKI5 April 10, 2006
mugGet the A-bombmug.

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