Are all
our ducks in a row for tonight?
* (all)
one’s ducks in a row: being fully
prepared for something
ex> Be sure to have all your ducks
in a row before you quit your job to start your own business.
Yes, chef, there’s enough trout for 45
meals and enough steak for about 60 meals. Once it’s gone, that’s all she wrote.
* that’s
all she wrote: the unexpected or disastrous end of something
ex> When the tornado hit the
building, well, that’s all she wrote.
ex> The car went off the cliff and
plunged into the lake, and that’s all she wrote.
Why don’t we throw in a bottle of wine, too? We’ve got our best servers on the
floor tonight. They’ve done these contests hundreds of times and are probably
bored by them.
* throw
in: to include
ex> The chef threw in a few
extra shrimp and clams for the friendly guests.
Perfect! Those guys are going to be fighting tooth and nail to win. I predict that Cheryl will
walk away with both bottles.
* fight
tooth and nail: to resist something with all of one’s effort
= fight for their lives; really go at
it; go all out
ex> We fought tooth and nail
to stop the oil company from digging a gas well on our property.
Hmm… I’m not so sure about that. Brian
has a great personality and his guests really trust him. I think he could take the whole kit and caboodle.
* the
whole kit and caboodle: a collection of things
ex> For my birthday, my mom bought me
a racing bake, helmet, and racing jersey – the whole kit and caboodle.
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