to apply oneself conscientiously to one's work.
it is similar to the idiom of keeping your nose to the grindstone in both meaning and logical origin (or lack thereof). Essentially, it is the 'grindstone' saying adapted to the 21st century, and more specifically applies to the elimination of procrastination tendencies, i.e. do work son.
Brennan: Damn fool, I wanna get keyed off that purp, but i got homework to do.
Scott: Bro, just put the silicon to the titties and hit me up when you're done
Brennan: Dopeskeet.
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.
According to the boffins downstairs, the murdererused a serrated blade.
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.