* jacked up: physically or mentally stimulated
ex> Our dog gets so jacked up when she sees a bird that we can’t control her.
Note> It can also mean injured, broken or ruined, rude and not proper, and abnormal when describing a person.
* hold still: to refrain from moving; remain motionless
ex> That nice hairstylist had no trouble getting Olivia to hold still.
* hands down: decisively; unquestionably
ex> That was the best movie I’ve ever seen, hands down.
* runner-up: the second-place finisher
ex> Did you know my mother had been the runner-up in a teen beauty pageant?
* rife-size: having the same dimensions as the real item
ex> My brother used his life-size fake fire hydrant to save us a parking spot.
* there’s no such thing: it does not exist
ex> Nick finally realized there’s no such thing as a free ride.
@ The restroom facilities are a country mile from here.
a far piece ~/a fair distance ~/a long way away ~
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