On your own head be it!

Idiom

used to tell someone that they will have to take full responsibility for what they plan to do

I am telling you, don't get married to her, she is a control freak but if you do then, on your own head be it!

If you want to quit a high-paying job to chase after some fantasy of being a travel writer, then on your own head be it!

by Zami Karzai September 13, 2018

Step out in the real world

Idiom

To tackle problems in the real world or life.

If we don't interact with opposite gender, we won't know how to deal with them when we would step out in the real world for livelihood.

by Zami Karzai August 14, 2018

Make the final cut

Idiom

to be finally selected

For every music album, song-writer writes many more songs out of which 12 or 15 are selected for the release, the rest that don't make the final cut are released in the Deluxe version of the album later on.

by Zami Karzai September 21, 2018

Lychnobite

Noun

Someone who works at night and sleeps during the day.

Some lychnobites either put aluminum foil on their bedroom windows or use heavy curtains so that they can sleep during the day.

by Zami Karzai August 16, 2018

Putting out feelers

Idiom

To begin to find out what people think about something you are hoping to do

I always prefer to use my loaf rather than putting out feelers when it comes to planning and execution for my goals and aspirations.

by Zami Karzai August 15, 2018

Fine with sb else doing the work

Phrase

To not be bothered about sth

I told him that I was really fine with sb else doing the work.

by Zami Karzai August 15, 2018

To the point that

It is used to to talk about something that changes slowly, until it finally turns into something else.

Idiom

At first I was nervous, but as time went on I got more and more comfortable, to the point that now I actually enjoy it.

His behavior has gotten worse and worse, to the point that now we're thinking about pulling him out of regular school to homeschool him.

by Zami Karzai August 15, 2018