clean your clock, phrase
To slap someone silly to put some sense into them.
If you don't start picking up your messes, mister, I am going to clean your clock.
Added on June 28, 2011 by Ken Clinkenbeard
dime store, noun
A small store which sells minimal items specializing in nicknacks, candy, Hallmark cards, and hidden treasures in a desolate town.
Johnny went down to the dime store for a root-beer float.
Added on May 8, 2011 by danielslaughter
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