Phrasal verbs

having concern for one's own welfare and interests before those of others.

Joking about cart dealership. E.g. They don't call it the stealership for nothing!

e.g. gratuitous wall post def:  1.   Given   or   granted   without   return   or   recompense;   unearned. 2.   Given   or   received   without   cost   or   obligation;   free. 3.   Unnecessary   or   unwarranted;   unjustified:   gratuitous   criticism.

Jia dai si huo

without foundation in fact. "baseless allegations" synonyms: groundless, unfounded, ill-founded, without foundation; More antonyms: valid

1. Surpassing a goal or quota. 2. Excessively expressive or dramatic. 3. Over the breastwork, as an attack in trench warfare: "a whole battalion, onto the beachhead, over the top" (Margaret Atwood).

unable to relax and just chill, has panties all up in a twist, walks with a stick up their ass "When under the influence of the Juana, OB the HOMO is the epitome of uptight. Luckily, chill patrol will respond with the motto of "just chill uptight boy!!!"

to fail to attend school or some other event. Why aren't you in school? Are you playing hooky? I don't have time for the sales meeting today, so I think I'll just play hooky.

(Fig.) to work hard or very effectively. Look at all those ants working. Ants always go to town when it comes to work. That kid will go to town on his studies. He'll definitely get an A

An imaginary zone from which sound or discussion can't escape. The cone of silence is used to keep something quiet or private. Most often applied to spoken communication, but can also apply to writing or email. From a running gag on the TV show "Get Smart" in which a plexiglass device would lower from the ceiling and cover the heads of two speakers, so that their conversation couldn't be spied upon. The cone of silence rarely worked correctly on TV, and usually isn't much better in real life. Employee 1: Hey, I just overheard your boss talking about you. You won't believe what he said. Employee 2: Let's take this one to the cone of silence.

I really hope some people with the Zojirushi HTC and also those with the Zojirushi HBC weigh in and explain why they chose the model they did, and also whether they notice a difference that's worth paying for.

We are Asian, so rice is a staple.

E.g. I’m willing to bet that most home cooks aren’t particularly dead-set on cooking rice to that level of precision (or taking that much time).