Zami Karzai's definitions

Tied to your wife's apron strings

Idiom

To be controlled or dominated by one's wife.

Can you make a decision on your own, or are you tied to your wife's apron strings?

by Zami Karzai September 13, 2018

Lychnobite

Noun

Someone who works at night and sleeps during the day.

Some lychnobites either put aluminum foil on their bedroom windows or use heavy curtains so that they can sleep during the day.

by Zami Karzai August 16, 2018

Putting out feelers

Idiom

To begin to find out what people think about something you are hoping to do

I always prefer to use my loaf rather than putting out feelers when it comes to planning and execution for my goals and aspirations.

by Zami Karzai August 15, 2018

Make the final cut

Idiom

to be finally selected

For every music album, song-writer writes many more songs out of which 12 or 15 are selected for the release, the rest that don't make the final cut are released in the Deluxe version of the album later on.

by Zami Karzai September 21, 2018

Ears feel like burning

Idiom

To be irritated too much by someone's talkativeness.

My ears feel like burning whenever I talk to her - she talks until you are blue in the face.

by Zami Karzai August 25, 2018

Making a financial gain

when you make a financial gain you make money or accrue valuable things by fair means or foul.

Some girls are always on the qui vive for making a financial gain out of every date possible.

Similar usage: Make a political gain

by Zami Karzai September 9, 2018

Take it half-hearted

Idiom

To consider or work on something without enthusiasm or effort

Don't just toy with the idea of becoming an actor and take it half-hearted, if you really want to be an actor, work for it!

by Zami Karzai September 13, 2018