u-turn | |
| do a 180 |
uglier | |
| bigger than life |
ugly | |
| god awful |
| make a face |
| shitface [B] |
| yuk |
uh-huh | |
| yep |
| yeppers |
uh-uh | |
| ya |
ultimate | |
| the acid test |
unable | |
| a sad sack |
| all thumbs |
| at a loss for words |
| at loose ends |
| buck fever |
| butter fingers |
| cave in |
| draw a blank |
| fall apart (at the seams) |
| fall behind |
| fall to pieces |
| go nowhere fast |
| go under |
| hands are tied |
| hard put |
| hard up |
| head in the sand |
| hold up |
| in over your head |
| lay off |
| lose your tongue |
| miss out on |
| over the edge |
| psych out |
| run the risk |
| tied up |
| tin ear |
| washed up |
| writer's block |
unanswered | |
| begs the question |
unaware | |
| in the dark |
unbalanced | |
| a bit off/a bit mental |
| without a full deck |
unbeatable | |
| as slow as a dead snail |
unbelievable | |
| as if |
| blow me over |
| can't believe my ears |
| can't believe my eyes |
| far out |
| in a pig's ass [B] |
| talk through your hat |
| the dickens you say |
uncertain | |
| a bit at sea |
uncertainty | |
| take risks |
uncivilized | |
| turn ugly |
| wild and woolly |
uncle | |
| it's not what you know, it's who you know |
| parachute |
| the inside track |
unclear | |
| grey area |
unco-operative | |
| owly |
uncomfortable | |
| give me the creeps |
| tight spot |
uncommon | |
| as scarce as hen's teeth |
unconcerned | |
| go to hell in a handbasket |
unconscious | |
| black out |
| knock out |
| out cold |
| pass out |
uncover | |
| dig it up |
| scratch the surface |
under | |
| above board |
| break a spell |
| cover up |
| cross my heart and hope to die |
| go bust |
| have it in hand |
| in hand |
| in my care |
| in the nick of time |
| not feeling myself |
| on the side |
| out of control |
| presence of mind |
| put a hex on me |
| rattle my chain |
| under your thumb |
| within earshot |
underhanded | |
| above board |
| hanky-panky |
| on the up and up |
understand | |
| a blank look |
| a picture is worth a thousand words |
| a word to the wise is sufficient |
| as plain as the nose on your face |
| clear as a bell |
| clear up |
| dig me |
| do you follow |
| don't know whether you're coming or going |
| drive it home |
| eh |
| figure out |
| follow me |
| get a handle on |
| get it |
| get it straight |
| get my drift |
| get the picture |
| get the point |
| get this straight |
| get your mind around |
| hit me |
| I smell where you're stepping |
| it was Greek to me |
| it's as plain as the nose on your face |
| it's beyond me |
| make myself clear |
| make sense of it |
| miss the point |
| over my head |
| pick up |
| plain as the nose on your face |
| see the light |
| sharp as a tack |
| shed a little light on |
| take it |
| thick as a brick |
| tuned in |
| wrap your mind around |
| you had to be there |
understandable | |
| clear as mud |
understanding | |
| on the same wavelength |
understood | |
| crystal clear |
| inside joke |
underwear | |
| gotches |
| long johns |
uneasy | |
| it phased me out |
unemployed | |
| out of work |
unevenly | |
| fits and starts |
unexplored | |
| virgin territory |
unfair | |
| a bad taste in my mouth |
| a bum rap |
| a raw deal |
| a rip-off |
| get screwed |
| hanky-panky |
| hellish [B] |
| screw |
| shady deal |
unfaithful | |
| cheat on |
unfinished | |
| get caught up |
| loose ends |
| nitpick |
unfortunate | |
| a bummer |
| hit rock bottom |
| too bad |
unfriendly | |
| give you the cold shoulder |
| hard feelings |
| peer sneer |
unglued | |
| fall apart (at the seams) |
unhappy | |
| browned off |
| downhearted |
| put off |
| put out |
| put you in a bad mood |
| sour puss |
unimportant | |
| a fart in a windstorm |
| fifth business |
| small potatoes |
| small talk |
uninvited | |
| crash a party |
unique | |
| dasein |
| stroke of genius |
unjust | |
| a bum rap |
unkind | |
| bite the hand that feeds you |
| got it in for |
| mean streak |
unknown | |
| out of the woodwork |
unlikely | |
| as if |
unload | |
| dump on |
unlucky | |
| damn the luck [B] |
| darn my luck |
| down and out |
unmusical | |
| tin ear |
unnecessary | |
| a fifth wheel |
| no-frills |
unnoticed | |
| behind the scenes |
unplanned | |
| grinding halt |
unpleasant | |
| bad breath |
| dirty work |
| jungle mouth |
| scum/scumbag |
| skeleton in the closet |
| sometimes life is a bucket of shit and the handle is inside [B] |
unpredictable | |
| a loose cannon |
unpredictably | |
| the fickle finger of fate |
unreal | |
| spaced out |
unrealistic | |
| pie in the sky |
unreasonable | |
| gimme a break |
unrelated | |
| off the wall |
unsophisticated | |
| corny |
unsung | |
| behind the scenes |
unsure | |
| a bit at sea |
until | |
| a cliff-hanger |
| do me for/do me until |
| don't count your chickens before they hatch |
| done to a turn |
| drown your sorrow |
| eat your fill |
| Fletcherize your food |
| get in shape |
| hold the fort |
| hole up |
| it ain't over till it's over |
| it ain't over till the fat lady sings |
| knock out |
| laugh yourself sick |
| make a face |
| no pain, no gain |
| reduce to tears |
| run its course |
| see it through |
| shoot it out |
| sleep in |
| sleep it off |
| sober up |
| stick it out |
| stop at nothing |
| the proof of the pudding is in the eating |
| tide me over |
| till hell freezes over |
| till you're blue in the face |
| wait up |
| wait up for |
| wear down |
| wear out |
| what goes around comes around |
| work up a thirst |
| you don't miss the water till the well runs dry |
unto | |
| The Golden Rule |
untouched | |
| virgin territory |
untrue | |
| a bunch of malarkey |
unturned | |
| look high and low |
unusual | |
| blue moon |
| bozo |
| joker |
| mad hatter |
| off-beat |
| off the wall |
| that's a corker |
unusually | |
| at the ripe old age |
unwilling | |
| cheap |
| chintzy |
| head in the sand |
| tight/tight fisted |
up | |
| a feather in your cap |
| a fill-up |
| a wake-up call |
| ahead of the game |
| all it's cracked up to be |
| all spruced up |
| all things to all people |
| back down |
| barf |
| be there |
| become of |
| belly up |
| blow it |
| blow to kingdom come |
| bosom buddy |
| break a sweat |
| breakup |
| bring to a close |
| brown nose [B] |
| brush up on |
| buckle under |
| bundle up |
| butter up |
| call his bluff |
| clean up |
| clean up your plate |
| come across |
| come clean |
| come up |
| cough up |
| crank it up |
| crop up |
| cut my teeth on |
| dead-cat bounce |
| deep six |
| dig in |
| doctor it/doctor it up |
| dolled up |
| don't know which end is up |
| don't know your ass from a hole in the ground [B] |
| down the tubes |
| dressed fit to kill |
| dressed to the nines |
| drink up |
| drive around |
| drive you to distraction |
| ease up |
| face up |
| fake it |
| flat |
| fork over |
| frame |
| fresh out |
| front me |
| fuck up [B] |
| fudge it |
| full strength |
| get off my case |
| get the lay of the land |
| get up a head of steam |
| get your shirt in a knot/ get your shit in a knot [B] |
| give an inch |
| give me a lift |
| give me the third degree |
| gloss over |
| go easy on |
| go to great lengths/ go to any lengths |
| goof up |
| had enough |
| had it |
| have a fix |
| head down there |
| help yourself |
| here's mud in your eye |
| hit my funny bone |
| hit on |
| hold a candle |
| hork |
| if you can't cut it, you can't stay |
| in stitches |
| in the drink |
| in the throes |
| it ain't over till the fat lady sings |
| join up |
| join you |
| jump for joy |
| keep pace |
| keep quiet |
| kick back |
| kill me |
| kowtow |
| land up |
| laugh your head off |
| let up |
| make a booboo |
| make a scene |
| make amends |
| make believe |
| make it snappy |
| make mention |
| make out |
| make the grade |
| mess up |
| mess with |
| mop up |
| mugged |
| never say die |
| odds and ends |
| on fire |
| on the market |
| on top of |
| over the top |
| part company |
| pay attention |
| play catch-up |
| play it for all it's worth |
| play the ham |
| psyched/psyched up |
| pull punches |
| put them up |
| put your money where your mouth is |
| rack up |
| ralph |
| reach for the sky |
| read up on |
| rile up |
| rise and shine |
| roll over and play dead |
| roll with the punches |
| ruffle your feathers |
| rug up |
| screw you [B] |
| see red |
| shove it [B] |
| shut your face |
| sick to death |
| sick to my stomach |
| skoal |
| slap my afro / slap my fro |
| slow down |
| speak up |
| spice up |
| spin a yarn |
| split a gut |
| stand corrected |
| stand for |
| stand it |
| stand up and be counted |
| stay up |
| step on his dick |
| stick them up |
| string a line |
| suck eggs |
| suck it up |
| supercharge |
| take up cudgels |
| take you to task |
| take your sweet time |
| the first leg |
| throw in the towel |
| tip the scales at |
| to coin a phrase |
| turn out |
| turn up |
| turn yourself in |
| tweak |
| up against it |
| up to it |
| up to par |
| up to scratch |
| up to snuff |
| wait a sec |
| wait on you hand and foot |
| wait up |
| wash out |
| wasted |
| wind up |
upchuck | |
| throw up |
upon | |
| at one time |
| honestly |
| put a hex on me |
| upon the words offhandedly spoken |
upper | |
| high and mighty |
| tip the scales |
| upper crust |
upset | |
| a bee in her bonnet |
| beside myself |
| blow sky high |
| boiling mad |
| calm down |
| cheesed off |
| climb the walls |
| discombobulated |
| don't rock the boat |
| get worked up |
| get your back up |
| go ballistic |
| had it up to here |
| have a conniption |
| high strung |
| hot and bothered |
| hot under the collar |
| in a flap |
| in a snit |
| in a stew |
| in a tizzy |
| nose is out of joint |
| pissed [B] |
| put off |
| put out |
| put you in a bad mood |
| rile up |
| rock the boat |
| shit fire and apple butter |
| steam up |
| step on their toes |
| take exception to |
| teed off |
| ticked off |
| what's eating you |
| what's your beef |
| worked up |
uptight | |
| a bundle of nerves |
| hang loose |
upwardly-mobile | |
| yuppie |
upwards | |
| uptalk |
urinate | |
| back teeth are floating |
| have a leak [B] |
| pass water |
| piss like a race horse [B] |
| take a leak [B] |
| take a pee [B] |
| take a piss [B] |
| take a whiz |
| wet the bed |
| whiz |
usa | |
| The Big Apple |
use | |
| a man of few words |
| at your fingertips |
| burn out |
| cast a spell |
| cut corners |
| do drugs |
| do it the hard way |
| dog in the manger |
| draw upon |
| fight fire with fire |
| first dibs |
| freshen up |
| garage kept |
| get a fix |
| give her |
| go easy on |
| had it |
| hair off the dog that bit you |
| head (headbanger) |
| hold up |
| jump start |
| kick start |
| live by |
| liveware |
| make do |
| Net surfer |
| pass off |
| pinhead |
| plug into |
| power user |
| pull the goalie (hockey) |
| put on the dog |
| put your mind to it |
| ride his coattails |
| ride the wave |
| run out |
| scrape the bottom of the barrel |
| sharpen up |
| shoot your wad |
| so to speak |
| step on people |
| swear like a sailor |
| take drugs |
| take time to smell the roses |
| teed up |
| throw your weight around |
| try it out |
| up your sleeve |
| use up |
| user friendly |
| watch your language |
| wear down |
| wear out |
| wired for sound |
| you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink |
used | |
| brand new/ brand spanking new |
| collecting dust |
| fresh out |
| gathering dust |
| left over |
| odds and ends |
| piggy bank |
| political football |
| road apple |
| set out |
| smoking gun |
| swell |
| thrash |
| through the mill |
| weasel word |
| white elephant |
useful | |
| as useless as a fifth wheel |
| as useless as tits on a boar |
| good-for-nothing |
useless | |
| a fifth wheel |
| good-for-nothing |
| white elephant |
users | |
| skids |
using | |
| blow up |
| break away |
| done with it |
| dry out |
| half-hearted |
| hard sell |
| high |
| mind over matter |
| on drugs |
| play fair |
| rain check |
| so to speak |
| straight cash |
| swear off |
| wax eloquent |
usual | |
| the going rate |
usually | |
| take my place |
| the first pancake is always spoiled |