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an arm and a leg

A large amount of money; very expensive or costly.

Some things are so expensive that they are painful to buy, and cost everything you have.
by VAKI5 May 10, 2005
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Avos

by VAKI5 August 17, 2003
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in the hot seat

In trouble; in a very uncomfortable situation.

'Hot seat' is American prison slang for the electric chair (a method of execution). The phrase 'in the hot seat' has come to refer to any kind of bad situation.
1) The analysts who promoted the dot-bomb stocks are now in the hot seat with the SEC.

2) Andrew was really in the hot seat after his girlfriend caught him lying to her.
by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
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Dipstick

by VAKI5 August 17, 2003
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hands-on

Involving active participation.

Someone with a hands-on way of doing things becomes closely involved in managing and organizing things and in making decisions.

Someone who has hands-on experience of something has done or used it rather than just read or learned about it.

"Hands-on investor" is an investor who has a large stake in a corporation and takes an active role in its management.
1.) I'm a 'hands-on' kind of manager so I don't stay in my office with the door always closed.

2.) Many employers consider hands-on experience to be as useful as academic qualifications.

3.) She's very much a hands-on manager.
by VAKI5 May 18, 2005
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afro pick

A large comb used by people with afro or very curly hair.

'Pick' is slang for 'comb', and 'afro' refers to dense, curly hair.
1) Whose afro pick is this?

2) Man, that's a nice afro pick.
by VAKI5 May 14, 2005
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BGD

BLACK GANGSTER DISCIPLE - A Chicago based street gang, founded in the late 60, early 70s many experts feel that they are the for-runner to the Crips. Although the BGD's often wear blue, it's not mandatory. The major way to tell members of this gang is by the way they wear their caps with the brim cocked to the right.
by VAKI5 September 25, 2003
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