Meaning
Highly classified
Top secret
Not to trust someone an inch
Consider someone totally unreliable
Look out for each other
Take care of each other
Home sweet home
An expression of pleasure or relief upon returning to one's home, especially after an extended period away from it.
To be a lost cause
Hopeless or worthless thing or person.
To be a brick wall
An immovable, insurmountable, or unyielding obstacle or person.
To get one's heart racing
To excite, thrill, or exhilarate someone
Get over oneself
Tell someone to stop thinking that they are more important than other people, especially when they are complaining about something
There is new food on the buffet
To put someone in prison
The real deal
Someone or something that is very good and has all the qualities that people say they have
Experienced in the ways of the world
To get the gig
To get the job, especially in entertainment
The ticking gets louder
Used for saying that someone must do something quickly because there will soon be no more time left
The elephant in the room
A major problem or controversial issue that is obviously present but avoided as a subject for discussion
To be out of touch
Lacking knowledge or information concerning current events and developments
Cheapen someone's image
To make someone or something seem less valuable or important so that people respect them less
Goody-goody
Someone who is too ready to behave in a way intended to please people in authority
Step up
To take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
Put in a word
Say something good about somebody to somebody else in order to help them
To be it
You are caught. It is your turn to act (tag game).
Nailed it.
The wrong side of (an age).
To be older than a certain age. Looking younger/older than a particular age. Sometimes used to refer to being too old to do certain things.
To be the pick of the litter.
The best or most ideal option in a group.
Across the pond
Across the Atlantic Ocean, almost always referring to either the British Isles or the United States, depending on which side of the ocean the speaker is from.