rumble seat, phrase
A seat in the trunk of a car that folds down.
We did the hanky panky in the rumble seat.
Added on July 9, 2011 by Turner
rheumatism medicine, phrase
/ru-ma-tiz-um/
Strong alcoholic drink, often whiskey based. May also be a synonym for "snake bite medicine."
Son, pour me another glass of my Rheumatism Medicine before my symptoms flare up again.
Added on May 14, 2011 by Cheryl S
straw that broke the camel's back, phrase
Usually an incident that is not the direct cause for an issue, but something which puts a person's, place's or thing's point of stress past the threshold of causing consequences.
It wasn't the lack of candy sales which caused the drive-in to close; those sales were just the straw that broke the camel's back.
Added on May 11, 2012 by danielslaughter