Phrasal verbs

e.g. A convo betw Ben Johnson and a lady in Tech - Marketplace Morning Report Lady: 1 billion Ben: no idea Lady: number of facebook user on mobile Ben: I just installed fb on my phone and I was prolly the 1 billionth user Lady: (laugh) you tipped the scales 1.  to make something more or less likely to happen, or to make someone more or less likely to succeed (often +  against  )  Recent environmental disasters have tipped the scales against oil producers.   The sudden economic growth in the area should  tip the scales in favour of  new investment.

to hear news from someone who heard that news from someone else  I heard through the grapevine that she was pregnant, but I don't know anything more. e.g. Joe, have you heard through the grapevine that XYZ Co. will be shutting down production in NY?

A  jot ; a very small,  inconsiderable  quantity.  e.g. So I just want to thank you ahead of time—honestly, from the bottom of my heart—for ensuring that I can just concentrate on doing whatever I want in any formerly Soviet region that is of geopolitical, military, or economic value to Russia without having to worry one iota about suffering any consequences.

Meaning: Allows one to learn from their mistakes. Phrase used to describe the fact that it is easy for one to be knowledgable about an event after it has happened.  IE: An individual has a realization about the event that should have been obvious all along, yet they didn't catch on because they were acting in the heat of the moment.  e.g. Jim: "Dad, why did you let me quit my job without interceding?"  Dad: "Hindsight is 20/20, son, learn from your mistakes."

Something that serves as indisputable evidence or proof, especially of a crime. e.g. Each lawsuit was too nuanced for a standard set of sorting rules, and the string of keywords lawyers suggested before every case still missed too many smoking guns.

easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. "an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money" e.g. "His fault for being deceitful ? Or people's fault for being so gullible ?" in response to  The judge called Trudeau "deceitful to the core" at sentencing Monday, after the author violated a 2004 court order prohibiting him from running misleading ads for his bestseller "The Weight Loss Cure 'They Don't Want You To Know About"

having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something. "they seemed to be  engrossed in  conversation" ( often with  in ) having one's attention and interest completely taken up.  He is completely engrossed in his work.  

a large or excessive amount of (something). "a plethora of committees and subcommittees" similiar to: plenty

1.  The act of bending over, pulling down one's pants and showing an innocent person one's  ass . Moon  has been a common shape-metaphor for the  buttocks  in English since 1743, and the verb  to moon  has meant 'to expose to (moon)light' since 1601.

It is to be a person who lives in isolation from and has limited knowledge of what is happening in the world around them. Used to describe an ignorant or obtuse person. Usually someone who lives in the basement of their mothers house. Someone who spends too much time playing Farmville on Facebook. Often someone glued to their television or computer screen.