A teetotaler is someone who drinks tea, coffee and other liquids but not alcohol. Teatotaler, on the other hand, is a misspelling. What it supposedly stands for is “tea totaler”, presumably someone ...

Here, “rich” does not mean “wealthy” as in: Trump is a billionaire and, hence, a very rich man. Here, instead, “rich” means “fat” as in, fat food that is too rich in oil and grease. Or deserts that ...

Anyways, all joking aside, “having nothing to show for it” is an expression that means exactly what it says: You’ve done ...

Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

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What’s wishy-washy? As in this sentence: Trump is very wishy-washy on the issue of women’s rights, so it’s hard to pin him down on any stance. Donald Trump, that is, President of the United States.

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