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THE
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INSIDE THE WIRE
— inside an enemy combatant detention facility. Working “inside the wire” of the enemy combatant detention facility can lead to stress for the US troops working there.
LOAD THE BOAT
— call in senior medical staff as ass-covering exercise
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR
— Saying something that is very obvious to those who are listening.
BACK OF THE HOUSE.
— Support and service areas usually not seen by guests of a hotel or theme park.
FAIR SUCK OF THE SAV!
— exclamation of astonishment and wonder, awe, disbelief (see also "sav")
ROUND THE WORLD CRUISE.
— An extended journey aboard a cruise ship that either completes a circumnavigation of the globe or visits a significant portion of it. Round the world cruises can last many months are often sold in seg
KANGAROOS LOOSE IN THE TOP PADDOCK
— Intellectually inadequate ("he's got kangaroos loose in the top paddock")
RAW PRAWN, TO COME THE
— to engage in bullshit, to be annoyingly disagreeable. See also "Come the raw prawn"
NAIL IN THE COFFIN
— An action that will lead something to come to a final finish.
LAUNDRY ON THE FIELD
— Penalty flags thrown during a football game.
LADY OF THE EVENING.
— A euphemism for a prostitute.
RATE OF THE DAY.
— A hotel pricing system in which the rack rate varies from day to day.
COME OFF THE GRASS
— Tell me the truth, give it to me straight
FFFF (OR THE 4F'S)
— Find 'em, Feel 'em, Fondle'em, and Forget 'em. Polite version. This expression is in this listing for historical reference only and is not recommended for use anywhere. The Four F's probably originated and certainly came to prominence in the British Armed
FAIR CRACK OF THE WHIP!
— A request directed to others to display an honest understanding, dealing or arrangement
SW AND THE 7D
— Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
TAKE THE MICKEY OUT OF
— to deliberately tease or ridicule somebody
TACHYLORDYOSIS (WITH THE JUNCTIONAL JESUS)
— Usually a middle-aged to older black female American with a complaint of "lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy", occasionally with the interspersed "Jesus" i.e. "lordy, lordy, lordy, lordy, Jesus help me, lordy, lordy"
EATING THE BILL
— (USA) providing care for indigent patients lacking insurance i.e. "We ate the bill on that guy."
LIGHT IN THE LOAFERS
— A male person of alternative lifestyle. Randy is sort of "Light in the loafers".
RUNNING TOWARDS THE LIGHT
— dying
AT THE END OF THE DAY
— When everything is finished.
NINETY TO THE DOZEN
— an amusing expression directed at a person who constantly talks on and on and never realises when to stop talking and shut-up!
TICKLE THE TONSILS
— A witty expression to absorb or digest information or food
RRR ('THE 3RS')
— Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic. 'Reading, wRiting, aRithmetic' is the modern interpretation, also shown as "Reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic". The abbreviation has at times been interpreted using different words, for example 'Reckoning', and 'Reasoning' hav
HIT THE SLIDE.
— Slang. In the airline industry, to quit one's job, especially in an attention-getting fashion. The term is a reference to JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who exited his aircraft via the escape
FRESH OFF THE BOAT.
— Slang. Just arrived in the country. A derogatory way of referring to a recent immigrant or any foreigner. Sometimes abbreviated FOB and used as a noun.
STEP UP TO THE PLATE
— To contribute; take your turn to do something. Every citizen in the USA should step up to the plate and pay their taxes.
NECTAR OF THE GODS
— coffee; without which many hospital services would shut down
BLOW IN THE BAG
— police breathalyser test
TICKLE THE TILL
— to rob somebody or a business establishment
WILT THE STILT
— Wilt Chamberlain
THE GRID
— a.k.a. grid -or- off the grid -or- on the grid
THE TITS
— the best
BLINKY THE FISH
— radiologist (The 3-eyed, mutant goldfish from The Simpsons is the mascot of many radiology depts).
STONE THE CROWS
— Astonishment, bewilderment or surprise. See also "Strewth"
NECK OF THE WOODS
— A certain part of the city, neighborhood, area, or country. What are you doing in this neck of the woods?
THE 29 P'S OF SURVIVING BIRD-FLU..
— Proper Prior Planning and Preparation Promotes Pandemic Preparedness, Preventing Piss Poor Performance, Pernicious Pestilence, Pervasive Public Panic, Probable Personal Petulance, Pulmonary Pathogens, Poor Patient Prognosis, Preventable Pain and Poohing y
NEVER SAW THE SUN SHINE BRIGHTER
— I never felt better, jubilant; feeling on top of the moon
LAUGHING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK
— A person who has achieved success on a monetary scale when others doubted him. After he retired from the Government, Bill got a new job and he is laughing all the way to the bank.
BUGS IN THE RUG
— pubic lice
BLOW THE SLIDE.
— Slang. To activate the emergency escape chute on an aircraft.
BUSH, THE BUSH.
— Wild, unsettled land; by extension, any rural locale. Frequently used in Australia and other former colonial countries to indicate "the country" as opposed to "the city."
THE FISH PLANT
— Gynaecology/Obstetrics Ward (from Newfoundland, where fisheries is the main industry)
WIN THE GAME (OR YAHTZEE)
— to discharge all of the patients from your service, so that you have no inpatients (i.e. no ward rounds) next day.
TURPS, HIT THE
— to go on a drinking binge
THE
— Senador Petrônio Portela, Teresina, Brazil
MOW THE LAWN/TRIM THE HEDGE
— remove a long line of sutures
SUCKING THE PEACE PIPE
— intubated
THE
— Telematics in Healthcare
THE
— The Handbook of Experimental
THE
— tonic hindlimb extensor convulsion
THE
— Tiger Hill Entertainment
THE
— Total Home Entertainment
THE INDUSTRY
— short for: the Internet industry
THE
— TREASON and Have
PG OF THE MBW
— Promoting Group of the Movement for a Better World
THE
— Top Home Elevators
THE
— Teachers in Higher Educational
ROUGH END OF THE PINEAPPLE
— a bad experience, deal or transaction
THE
— The House Entertainment
THE
— TC for Homeworld
THE END
— The Energy Never Dies
THE
— transformers High energy
LEFT HOLDING THE BAG
— Being blamed for something. When the kids broke the window, James was left holding the bag.
THE
— Tuscaloosa Home Educators
SOAK THE RICH
— Get money from the rich
ON THE FLY
— a.k.a. Internet on the go
THE
— the home extremely
THE
— The History of Eagle
THE
— Toumai Air Tchad
SPIN THE PATIENT
— CT scan
PINK SLIP, GET THE
— get the sack (derived from the colour of the job termination form)
DUMMY, SPIT THE
— get very upset at someone or something
THROUGH THE FENCE AGREEMENT.
— An understanding between an airport andowners of private planes that allows those owners to taxi their planes from the airport to theirhomes located adjacent to the airport. See also hangar home.
KICK THE BUCKET
— To die. When the car ran into the ditch, John thought that he was going to kick the bucket right then and there.
BEAT THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF
— Administering a terrible thrashing
NOT THE FULL QUID
— not a very bright person intellectually
THE MAN
— The person who controls things; the person who got things done. After I got the contract, the boss told me "You are The Man!"
IN THE POO
— in trouble (eg: I'm in the poo with me dad for crashing his car)
NOT EVEN IN THE BALL GAME
— confused, senile patient
THE REAL WORLD
— a.k.a. carbon community, meatspace, analog, real-world
DEAD IN THE WATER
— Unproductive
THE
— Thermometer
THE AGENCY AGREEMENT .
— The contract used by IATAN to govern its dealings with travel agencies.
-LOGUE IN THE US USUALLY -LOG.
— A type of communication or debate.
UP THE PUTTY
— valueless, useless, worthless
THE
— Three Hours Extra television privileges
ROUNDING UP THE USUAL SUSPECTS
— Ordering a set of tests for a given set of symptoms
THE
— Theatre
DOING THE TWIRLY
— circling the drain (about to die)
THE
— The Human Element
SPIT THE DUMMY
— to get extremely upset at something
THE PROMISED LAND
— private practice/final year of medical school
ICING ON THE CAKE
— lethal tumor discovered in the X-rays of a heart attack victim.
NOT IN THE RACE
— no chance whatsoever
THE
— Trailblazers Health Enterprises, Inc. (MD component of TX BC/BS)
WGN-TV (19/9, THE CW)
— Chicago, Illinois (AM/TV)
BULL IN THE RING
— blockage in the large intestine
THE BOMB
— Really cool
THE
— Technische Hogeschool Eindhoven
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS .
— The right of a commercial ship to cruise any waters, except territorial waters of other nations, in either peace or war.
COME THE RAW PRAWN
— a lack of understanding. Pretend, imagine or invent a act
THE
— Texas Higher Education Network
KICKING THE LADY
— To stop the cocaine habit. Phil kicked the lady one year ago.
THE
— Texas Hold 'em
THE
— Technological Horizons in Education
LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG
— To reveal a secret. Monique let the cat out of the bag when she told Courtney about the surprise birthday party.
THE BIG THREE
— . Slang. The major online travel agencies -- Expedia, Travelocity, and Orbitz.
THE
— The Humane Environment
PISS IN THE WIND
— to behave ineffectually
TOP OF THE SHIP.
— The most expensive suites and staterooms on a cruise ship sailing.
LIKE THE CLAPPERS
— fast as, (eg: The old ute still goes like the clappers)
BURY THE HATCHET
— accidently leave a surgical instrument inside a patient.
UP THE POLE
— confused; incorrect
SENT OVER THE HEDGES
— sent to radiology
THE U
— University of Utah
THE U
— University of Miami
THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FEDERATION
— International Dairy Federation
THE
— Teresina, Piaui, Brazil - Teresina
THE
— Text of Hippocrates
BLACK STUMP, BEYOND THE
— a long way away, the back of nowhere usually refers to the outback
THE AGENT REPORTING AGREEMENT.
— The contract used by ARC to govern its dealings with travel agencies.
DRINK WITH THE FLIES
— to consume alcohol alone
THE U
— University of Minnesota
THE Y
— Brigham Young University
THE
— Technology & Home Economics
SALVOS, THE
— the Salvation Army
THE
— THROAT TO EVALUATE
LUCKY COUNTRY, THE
— Australia, where else?
THE
— To His Enterprise
THE
— the Highest Expectations
THE
— tonic hind limb extension
THE
— Trust and Happiness
THE
— TUNER and Honestly
THE
— Thermo King
THE
— The History of the European
ON THE TURPS
— somebody who drinks heavily
THE
— The highest elect
THE
— the history of the Eastern
FIREBALLS OF THE UTICAS
— fibroids of the uterus
SMOKE THE ANAESTHETIC CIGAR/SMOKE THE CAMEL
— intubated
THE
— TRYING TO DO THINGS THAT HELP
THE
— Transhiatal Esophagectomy
THE READY
— the spare cash
THE TOP-END
— The most northern point in Australia
THE
— the head of the Ethiopian
THE
— Total health expenditure
THE TUBE
— the subway
THE
— Techniques in Environment
THE
— Tips for Highly Effective
THE
— TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
THE
— Tim Haddad Environmental
THE
— THING IS by Ellen
THE
— Tips For Healthy Eating
ARGUE THE TOSS
— To dispute a decision
THE
— Toronto Health Economics
THE
— TIME in Hardcore
THE
— The Horse and the Environment
THE
— the history of the Eurovision
THE
— Theca® HTTP Engine
THE GARDEN
— neurological ICU where the vegetables (coma patients) live
THE
— Treatment of hypertension in the elderly
THE
— Thread
THE
— Taste of Heaven and Earth
THE REV
— A THERmophotovoltaic power generator for hybrid Electric Vehicles
THE
— Told by Humphrey
THE
— Techniques in High Energy
THE
— Tubular Heat Exchangers
THE
— Times Higher Education
THE
— Thomas Hewitt Edward Cat
THE
— Transliteration Hebrew to English
THE
— The Hand of Evil
THE
— the home of the Elite
THE
— Thing Happened EXACTLY
THE
— Tours and Holidays of Europe
THE
— Trucks and Heavy Equipment
THE
— The Hottest Event
THE
— Texas Hold'em Emblem
THE
— Total Home Experience
THE
— Thunderstorm Event
THE
— Total Human Exposure
THE
— TRANSPORT IN A HETEROGENEOUS
THE
— Talking Heads and Eno
THE
— TREATMENTS AND HEATING
THE
— Through Hole Epoxy
THE
— Timeline History of events
THE
— Teaching in Higher Education
THE
— Through His Eyes
THE
— The Happy Emo
THE
— the home of the Event
THE
— Tourism and Hospitality Education
THE
— Tweeter Home Entertainment
THE
— Trends in Hours and Economic
THE
— the heart of Earth
THE
— Techniques in Health Education
THE
— Tasks in Heterogeneous
THE
— to help evaluating
THE
— to his embracing
THE
— The Hidden Evil
THE
— top heat exchangers
THE
— Telescope for High Energy
THE
— Traits for Highly Effective
THE
— The Hall Effect
THE
— Thoughts of Encouragement
THE
— Technology at the Heart of Education
THE
— Trends in Higher Education
THE
— Tray from Humanscale
THE
— to human efficiency
THE
— Twixt Heaven and Earth
THE
— Transhepatic Embolization
THE
— The Honorable Erica
THE
— Technologies for Health and the Environment
THE
— Towers and Heat Exchangers
THE
— The Huxtable Effect
THE
— transitions to Higher Education
THE
— Tha Hook Entertainment
THE
— To Host Expanded
THE BATTLECRUISER
— the drinking establishment
THE
— Total Herd Enrollment
THE
— Treasure Hunting Ethics
THE
— The Honorable Eddie
THE
— The Heaven on Earth
THE
— Technology Horizons in Education
THE
— The Hatching Egg
THE
— Tips for Holiday Eating
THE
— the Harvard Education
THE
— Tomlinson Holmans Experiment
THE
— Topics for Home Entertainment
THE
— Transportable Helicopter Enclosure
THE
— Time History of Events
THE
— Tribe Has Established
THE
— Tailored for Higher Education
THE
— The History of Easter
THE
— Total Holiday Experience
THE
— The Hierarchy of Environmental
THE
— that has everythng
THE
— Tennessee Hospitality Education
THE
— The Honorable Edward
THE
— the Hex Editor
THE
— Tony Hawk Exclusive
THE
— The Honorable Elizabeth
THE
— THING IS TO EDUCATE
THE
— Tours from Hell
THE
— Technologies in Higher Education
THE
— The History of East
THE
— Terrain Height Estimation
THE
— Tao of Healthy Eating
THE
— The Halo Error
THE
— that have Executed
THE
— Though in Height
THE
— The Health and Economic
THE
— TRADITION Heaven and Earth
THE
— Turkey Hill Egg
THE
— The Honorable Eduardo
THE
— Techniques and Exploring
THE
— To Host an Expert
THE
— The Honecker Era
THE
— Training in Health and Environmental
THE
— To Host Economic
THE
— Teaching for Engagement
THE
— Theories In Higher Education
THE
— Trucks Hybrid Electric
THE
— Tobago His Excellency
THE
— Total Healthcare Expenditure
THE
— the Historical Evidence
THE
— Tale of the Hashish Eater
THE
— Temperature Heat Exchanger
THE
— The Historie of England
THE
— Tasmanian Home Education
THE
— Toilets in Homes
THE
— Taylor Hanson Expecting
THE
— Trailers and Heavy Equipment
THE
— The Holy Empire
THE
— The Human Equation
THE
— Tourism Hospitality Education
THE
— Temperature and Humidity Environmental
THE
— The Hollywood Economist
THE
— The Healthy Escape
THE
— These hoop earrings
THE
— Trends for Higher Education
THE
— tutorial how to enter
THE
— Turns from Hell
THE
— Team on Higher Education
THE
— transcendental horizon einstein
THE
— the Heart of an Educator
THE
— together Happily Ever
THE
— Total Homocysteine with the Extent
THE
— Top Hat Entertainment's
THE
— Tommy Hilfiger Europe
THE
— Tulip Hotel Epe
THE
— The Hottest Entertainment
THE
— the Heart Episode
THE
— the historic Ebenezer
THE
— The Heart of Ethics
THE
— The Healthcare Entrepreneur
THE
— Transportation Highway Engineering
THE
— thermal history of the Early
THE
— Termination of Home Education
THE
— Turds Hear Evil
THE
— Transporter in the Human Endometrium
THE
— Tissue Hyperplasia and Enhanced
THE
— Trans Hudson Express
THE
— Tips on Happiness
THE
— the Haunting Evidence
THE
— Technology and ERROR
THE
— the Health Enterprises
THE
— THIS HOME Exhibition
THE
— They have external
THE
— town hall elevator
THE
— The Hallows Eve
THE
— The Halo Effect
THE
— Tennessee Higher Education
THE
— TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHING ENGLISH
THE
— the Hurricane Education
THE
— The Handbook of Energy
THE
— Take Home examination
THE
— Technical and Experiment
THE
— the hives esta
THE
— Translation of His Essay
THE
— the Hogwarts Express
THE
— the Hockey East
THE
— Thoughts and Exploration
THE
— The Heart of Eclipse
THE
— Technology and Higher Education
THE
— Tools for Higher Education
THE
— Tube Heat Exchangers
THE
— The Health Economics
THE
— Theory of Human Evolution
THE
— Teaching Hospital Expansion
THE
— TALKING HEAD English
THE
— The Hidden Enemies
THE
— Testament of Higher
THE
— TrailBlazer Health Enterprises
THE
— The History And Evidence
THE
— The Hogwarts Experience
THE
— total head excursion
THE
— Toyota Hilux Extra
THE
— Taste of Home Entertaining
THE
— The Home of Exclusive
THE
— The Honorable Edmund
THE
— The Heart Essence
THE
— Technique in Europe
THE
— the houses of Earth
THE
— Third Harmonic Electron
THE
— TYPHOID FOR EXAMPLE
THE
— approach--Total Human Exposure
THE
— Transplanted Human Endothelial
THE
— the Human Environment
THE
— the Heavens and Earth
THE
— thermal Hall effect
THE
— Take Home EXPERIENCE
THE
— Texas Higher Education
THE
— tragic human experiment
THE
— title here Edit
THE
— the Harris Early
THE
— transposon-like human element
THE
— Theater and Home Entertainment
THE
— TECHNOLOGICAL to Help
THE
— the Hoover Elite
THE
— The Heat Equation
THE
— The Hilliard Ensemble
THE
— Transcytosed in High Endothelial
THE
— tonic hindlimb extensor
THE
— The home of Eurovision
THE
— The Historian by Elizabeth
THE
— Type Harsh Environment
THE
— Technologists Higher Education
THE
— The Human Experience
THE
— Total Human Ecosystem
THE
— The Heroes Earnings
THE
— TEMPLATE and Hope
THE
— the Hindu Endowments
THE
— teach health education
THE
— Towards a high energy
THE
— The Healthy Edibles
THE
— Transposable Human Element
THE
— Terry Heights Elementary (Huntsville, AL)
THE
— Tracked Home Executive
THE
— The Hessling Editor
THE
— Tries to Hide Evidence
THE
— Tree Hill Episodes
THE
— the Helix Electric
THE
— Tissue Harmonic Echo
THE
— Tactical High Energy
THE
— Timeline of Historical Events
THE
— Toward a Hydrogen Economy
THE
— To Hawaii Energy
THE
— Transformation in Higher Education
THE
— The Higher Energy
THE
— Technical Horizons in Education
THE
— Thorax Hare's Ear
THE
— THAT HAS EXECUTED
THE
— the Harvard Environmental
THE
— the Holy Eucharist
THE
— Through Hole Equipment
THE
— Tools for Health Empowerment
THE
— Transportation, Housing and Environment
THE
— The Hungry Earth
THE
— The Hydrogen Energy
THE
— TALE HEART by E
THE
— The Heart Electric
THE
— TRAPPED IN HEAVY
THE
— thus have extended
THE
— Teaching of Herbert
THE
— The Hidden Episodes
THE
— Those on Hunger
THE
— town hall every
THE
— Tubing for Heat Exchangers
THE
— Transgender Health Empowerment
THE
— Ticket Holder Events
THE
— The Healdsburg Education
THE
— The Hope of Eternity
THE
— The Heartbeat of East
THE
— This has entered
THE
— the Hotel Edelweiss
THE
— Temple of Horus at Edfu
THE
— Trembled at Heart
THE
— Towards Healthy Eating
THE
— Technology for Healthcare Excellence
THE
— Topics Home Events
THE
— TO HOUSING Experience
THE
— Town Hall events
THE
— Today's highly engineered
THE
— Teresina, PI, Brazil
THE
— Transforming Humanities Education
THE
— Technology to Heal
THE
— The Hunter Envoy
THE
— The Hockey Equipment
THE
— Transform Higher Education
THE
— The Historical Ephemeris
THE
— TRUTH HURTS Edo
THE
— the home of Emperor
THE
— Two Harbors Enterprises
THE
— Tropical Hypereosinophilia
THE
— The Honorable Eugene
THE
— title here Enter
THE
— The Heartbreak Express
THE
— The High Energy
THE
— TREE HOUSE/HORR
THE
— Touches of Health
THE
— the Hadith Encyclopedia
THE
— The Highly Effective
THE
— Trailblazers Health Enterprises
THE
— Torrey Hills Elementary
THE
— Test Home EMAIL
THE
— turkey hunting experience
THE
— third hittite empire
THE
— Tennessee's higher education
THE
— THUNDERSTORMS WERE EMBEDDED
THE
— The Heterodox Economics
THE
— The Heritage Escrow
THE
— Trend for Healthier Eating
THE
— Trimming for a Healthy Equine
THE
— Tower Hill East
THE
— Thumb in His Eye
THE
— Trumpets and Held
THE
— The Health Education
THE
— The Healing Effects
THE
— The Hollow Earth
THE
— Team Honda Europe
THE
— The Healthcare Executive's
THE
— The Home of Excellence
THE
— Teacher in Higher Education
THE
— Technologies to Help Enhance
THE
— testing of high efficiency
THE
— The Home of Expert
THE
— that help enable
THE
— Tuition and Hire
THE
— The Hollywood Edge
THE
— The Hidden Elements
THE
— Teen Health Educators
THE
— Transport and Handling Equipment
THE
— Tiong Hin Engineering
THE
— The Houston Exploration
THE
— Tom Hanks Electric
THE
— The Hotel Edison
THE
— The Humor of Edgar
THE
— Total Home Energy
THE
— The Home Education
THE
— Tallinn Hotels Estonia
THE
— the Hill Event
THE
— The HairColor Experts
THE
— The Hunter English
THE
— thus he entered
THE
— Tradition from His Elders
THE
— TIGERS from Here
THE
— To Transport Home
THE
— Total Home Environment
THE
— Transportation Health and Environment
THE
— toad heart extract
THE
— TELL-TALE HEARTS
THE
— Toshiba Home Entertainment
THE
— Traditional Heroic Epic
THE
— TIME Have an Elected
THE
— Taxation and Health
THE
— Threat from EMP
THE
— Tree Hunt from East
THE
— Teacher and Entertains
THE
— The Health Enhancement
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