lumber

a wooden baseball bat

He took his lumber and left the field.

15👍 9👎

chutzpah

boldness, especially of an arrogant sort (From Hebrew and/or Yiddish)

That artist had some major chutzpah to come up with a design like that.

105👍 59👎

beeline

a quick and direct route (from the belief that bees take such routes when they return to their hives)

I made a beeline for the bathroom to get cold water.

145👍 14👎

jet set

a group of wealthy people who travel from place to place regularly

Here come the jet set. Pretend you don't notice.

56👍 16👎

cut-and-paste

improvised from multiple sources

It looked like a cut-and-paste project, but brought up a legitimate concern.

4👍 5👎

64

1. a Nintendo 64

2. a Commodore 64

3. a 1964 Chevy Impala

I used to have a 64. I sold it because games stopped coming out for it. Perhaps I should have kept it.

55👍 45👎

in the cross-hairs

aimed at with a weapon

He was in the cross-hairs but was not afraid to fight back.

16👍 3👎