Lay an egg?

2011-01-28 12:32

"Lay an egg" means for someone to embarrass or disappoint with their performance.

Answer the bell?

2011-01-25 11:27

If one answers the bell, one is ready to face up a challenge.

Cream of the crop?

2011-01-21 16:37

"Cream of the crop" is another creative way of saying you're best of the bunch.

Socialists' election to lose?

2011-01-18 17:08

It's yours to lose means you'll probably have it unless you do something really stupid.

A die-hard Teresa Teng fan?

2011-01-17 10:16

To die hard is to die in the hard way, not ceasing to be easily.

Hair-raising time?

2011-01-11 16:17

Hair-raising means scary, frightening or very exciting.

Think big?

2010-12-28 10:37

Whenever people ask you to "think big", they mean for you to be ambitious.

All "for good"?

2010-12-24 15:02

"For good" means for ever, or permanently.

The genesis of...

2010-12-21 13:43

Genesis means the beginning of the formation of an idea, project, phenomenon.

Kicked upstairs?

2010-12-17 13:00

To kick sb. upstairs is to remove them from their current position as punishment.

China's biggest knockoff?

2010-12-14 15:33

Knockoff is a colloquialism for a counterfeit, a copy of the original product.

Moving in quicksand?

2010-12-10 14:35

To move in quicksand is to move slowly if you can move at all.

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