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Herp Derp

An expression used when a person, or yourself, has done somthing extremely stupid and dopey Person 1: Dude, I just hit my head on the door.  Person 2: HERP DERP. Another way of saying duh. Stacey: I ordered the food, it will be here in 10 minutes.  Louise: okay when will it be here?  Stacey:herpderpderpderpdurrrr.

all hell breaks loose

( idiomatic )  The situation becomes  chaotic  or characterized by conflict or rage.  everything becomes crazy, disorganized, chaotic Example Sentences: During the morning rush hour,  all hell broke loose  when there was a car crash on the bridge. If my wife finds out about my girlfriend,  all hell  will  break loose

letting the genie out of the bottle

to   allow   something   bad   to   happen   which   cannot   then   be   stopped Usage   notes:  In  old   Arabian   stories,  a  genie   was  a  magic   spirit   that   would  do  whatever   the   person   who controlled  it  wanted. With   the   Internet,  we  really   let   the   genie   out  of  the   bottle.   People   now   have   unlimited   access  to  all   manner  of material.  ( mainly   American )

look·y-loo

ˈlo͝okēˌlo͞o/ noun informal plural noun:  looky-loos a person who, out of curiosity, lingers around the scene of an accident, etc., or strives to get a look into the private property of others, especially celebrities. "the trespassing looky-loos caused her to build a fence around the front yard" a person who seems interested in making a purchase, but whose actual intention is only to browse. "a treat for all the North Shore's looky-loos: the popular Spring Designer Kitchen Tour"

a taste of own medicine

*a taste of one's own medicine  and  *a  dose  of  one's   own   medicine Fig.  a  sample  of  the   unpleasantness   that   one   has   been   giving   other   people.   (Typically:   get  ~;  have  ~;  give  someone   ~.)   Now   you   see   how  it  feels  to  have   someone   call   you   names!   You   are   getting  a  taste  of  your   own  medicine!   John,   who  is  often   rude   and   abrupt   with   people,   was   devastated   when   the   teacher   treated   him   rudely. He  doesn't   like   having  a  dose  of  his   own   medicine.

sink in

(of words or facts) be fully understood or realized. "Peter read the letter twice before its meaning sank in" (It means you need to think about that and really absorb what it means. "You let the sink in"- It takes time for you to understand and feel what has happened.)

in a bind

Fig.   in   a   tight   or   difficult   situation;   stuck   on   a   problem.   (*Typically:   be ~;  get   [into]  ~;  find   oneself   ~.)   I'm  in a  bind.  I  owe  a  lot  of  money.   Whenever  I  get   into  a  jam,  I  ask  my  supervisor   for   help.   When   things   get   busy   around   here, we  get  in a  bind.  We  could   use   another   helper.