Have you got a screw loose? What makes you think you’re going anywhere
without your mother or me?
* have/get a screw loose/loose screw: to
think irrationally; be crazy
ex> You’d have to have a loose
screw to want to jump out of an airplane.
First of all, you are only 17 years old
and second of all, I’ve seen on TV what kind of shenanigans go on down there!
* shenanigans: mischievous activity or
conduct
ex> The man who ran the game at the
fair was accused of shenanigans because no one ever won a prize.
Dad! Don’t be so old fashioned. All of
my friends’ parents are letting them go.
You’re not going to embarrass me with my
friends! I’ll never hear the end of
it!
* never hear the end of: to be reminded
of something constantly
ex> After Todd missed the easy basket
in the final game, he knew he would never hear the end of it.
What’s
gotten into you? It seems like just the other day
you were playing with dolls with your friends.
* What’s gotten into someone?: what has
caused someone to act or talk in a certain way
ex> What’s gotten into Susan?
I only asked her if she had a nice weekend.
But you have to have at least one adult
going. And that’s that.
* that’s that: there is nothing left to
discuss; nothing can change the outcome or decision
ex> When the CEO makes up his mind
about something, that’s that.
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