People put finishing a tube of chapstick as a way to motivate themselves to keep moving on and not to k*ll themselves. When somebody says, "my chapstick is almost gone" or "I've just ran out of chapstick" please talk to them or buy them a new tube of chapstick.
"I've just ran out of chapstick."
"Let's go take a drive and I'll buy you some more, and we can talk if you're comfortable with that."
When your cover is blown; To be exposed of; Found out about; To getcaught.
Specifically applies to that of criminals, spies, moles, undercover police, etc.
Kathy and Jonathan found their front door open as they returned home from a movie. Apprehensive, they walked inside only to see a burglar slipping out the back window saying, "I've been made"!
Kimberly was caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar at grandma's. She's been made.
A phrase used often in the canceled TV show "Arrested Development". The phrase is mostly used when the characters talk to themselves after a serious of poor choices/bad events. It's used to make light of bad situations, although the characters themselves don't find it funny.
MARTA: "I was really worried about you"
GOB: "You've got nothing to worry about. We're going to be together for a long time"
MARTA: "We're family now - I'm so happy. I'm going to call the kids!"
<MARTA walks out of room>
GOB: I've made a HUGE mistake
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.