to paint houses

mobster jargon for killing someone.

Boss: "I heard you like to paint houses."
Thug: "Yes, and I do my own carpentry as well."
Boss: "Excellent

by Pete Dick February 17, 2008

horseshit

Horeshit is really the same as bullshit, but less cliched and therefore slightly more provocative.

The presidential election is a bunch of horseshit about lipstick on pigs rather debating the real issues.

by r91325 October 28, 2008

hold your horses

Another way of saying "slow down" or "stop." Usually used when someone is being hasty about something and a wiser person says "Hold your horses!" to make them stop and think. Encourages someone to have caution.

Based on the times when people used wagons or carriages, and when they needed to keep them under control they would need to literally hold the horses back from running.

"Hold your horses," said Joe, "you don't know when the movie even starts."

by Athene Airheart March 30, 2004

Band of Horses

An indie-rock band that formed in 2004. They were originally known as "Horses".

Band of Horses, or Horses, is a band primarily composed of humans, not horses.

by Chigglywiggly January 17, 2007

happy horseshit

A quaint term used by the elder generation to denote frivolous activity which they find annoying. A staple of any fiesty grandparent's verbal repertoire.

"Jaime, Stacy, Pauly...knock off the happy horseshit!"

by Vajrayogi January 2, 2008

housespouse

A gender neutral term for a married homemaker

His occupation is housespouse.

by wordcreatorfromvirginia April 7, 2010

horses for courses

What might be good for one situation/person might not be good for another.

'I really like rock music, but it's horses for courses.'

by Claire Lane June 11, 2007