humorous
101(a) mutual admiration society — humorous a situation in which two people express a lot of admiration for each other. You haven t aged at all. Neither have you and look how slim you are! Hey, you two, why don t you form a mutual admiration society! …
102(a) number cruncher — humorous 1. someone whose job is to work with numbers and mathematics. She may not look like a number cruncher but she s with a big firm of accountants. 2. a computer that is able to solve complicated problems of mathematics. The television… …
103(a) party pooper — humorous someone who spoils other people s enjoyment of social activities by being unhappy or by refusing to become involved. Tim called me a party pooper because I left the party just after midnight …
104(a) roll in the hay — humorous sexual activity which is quick and enjoyable and does not involve serious feelings. I wouldn t sacrifice my marriage for a roll in the hay with a waitress …
105(a) roving eye — humorous if someone has a roving eye, they are sexually attracted to people other than their partner. She left her husband because she was fed up with his roving eye …
106(a) space cadet — humorous a strange or crazy person. I wouldn t trust him with the children he s a real space cadet …
107accidentally on purpose — humorous if you do something accidentally on purpose, you intend to do it but you pretend that it was an accident. If I, accidentally on purpose, forget to bring her address with us, we won t be able to visit her after all …
108all-singing, all-dancing — humorous very modern and technically advanced. She showed us the new all singing, all dancing graphics software she d bought for her computer …
109answer the call of nature — humorous to urinate (= pass liquid from the body). I had to go into the woods to answer the call of nature …
110anybody who is anybody — humorous if anybody who is anybody is doing something, all the most famous and important people are doing that thing. Anybody who is anybody will be at the Queen s birthday celebrations …
