(v.)
To attempt something that is way too ambitious, effectively impossible. An idea too broad in scope to accomplish.
Jargon often used by self-important corporate middle managers prone to bloating their speech with meaningless and unnecessary buzz-words.
To attempt something that is way too ambitious, effectively impossible. An idea too broad in scope to accomplish.
Jargon often used by self-important corporate middle managers prone to bloating their speech with meaningless and unnecessary buzz-words.
"Herb, buddy, you're really "boiling the ocean" on this one. We can't manufacture and nationally distribute fifteen-thousand widgets in ten minutes."
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An insult, roughly equivalent to get lost or in some cases go fuck yourself. As far as I can tell, it is mainly used in Britain.
variation exists: Awa' an' bile yer heid! (Scottish)
The origins of this phrase are as follows, from http://www.phrases.org.uk:
"This relates to the fact that in South Pacific societies cooked food was 'noa' or the opposite of tapu (tapu is loosely translated as sacred though it has a deeper meaning than that). The head was considered the most sacred part of the body and one doesn't usually pat children on the head, or stroke a person's hair. An exhortation to turn your head into cooked food was regarded as the greatest possible insult."
Weird stuff.
variation exists: Awa' an' bile yer heid! (Scottish)
The origins of this phrase are as follows, from http://www.phrases.org.uk:
"This relates to the fact that in South Pacific societies cooked food was 'noa' or the opposite of tapu (tapu is loosely translated as sacred though it has a deeper meaning than that). The head was considered the most sacred part of the body and one doesn't usually pat children on the head, or stroke a person's hair. An exhortation to turn your head into cooked food was regarded as the greatest possible insult."
Weird stuff.
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mike: "uuuunnhhhh( groans as he is farting on the toilet) ewwww man...that smells like a boiled egg fart"!
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