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
penny weight, noun
A very tiny measurement of weight.
She's so tiny she cannot weigh any more than a penny weight.
Added on May 9, 2011 by danielslaughter
a watched pot never boils, phrase
A reminder that things happen in their own time, thus fretting is futile.
Mother reminded Timmy that, "a watched pot never boils," while he anxiously stared at the rotary Friday night.
Added on December 16, 2011 by Susan K.