great Godfrey
great guns
great Scott
A saying usually used to show surprise or anger.
Great Godfrey! Uncle Willie is sitting on top of the flagpole!
Great guns! The lion is out of his cage.
Great Scott! Who stole my watch?
great guns
blow great guns
go great guns
Very fast or very hard. Usually used in the phrases blow great guns, go great guns.
The wind was blowing great guns, and big waves beat the shore.
The men were going great guns to finish the job.
Very well; successfully.
Smith's new store opened last week and it's going great guns.
great oaks from little acorns grow
As great oak trees grow from tiny acorns, so many great people or things grew from a small and unimportant beginning, so be patient. A proverb.
Many great men were once poor, unimportant boys. Great oaks from little acorns grow.
have one's cake and eat it too
To enjoy two opposite advantages.
You can either spend your money going to Europe or save it for a down payment on a house, but you can't do both. That would be having your cake and eating it too.
hear the beat
see the beat
To hear of or to see someone or something better or surpassing. Usually used in negative or interrogative sentences and often followed by of.
I never heard the beat! John swam all the way across the river. Did you ever hear the beat of it?
The juggler spun a table around on the tip of his finger. I never saw the beat of that.
heart skip a beat
heart miss a beat
The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. Often considered trite.
When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat.
To be startled or excited from surprise, joy or fright.
Испугаться или испытать резкое волнение, радость или страх.
When Linda was told that she had won, her heart missed a beat.
When the lights suddenly went out, her heart missed a beat.
Когда вдруг потух свет, ее сердце на секунду остановилось.
hold one's breath
To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous.
The race was so close that everyone was holding his breath at the finish.
To endure great nervousness, anxiety, or excitement.
John held his breath for days before he got word that the college he chose had accepted him.
horsefeathers!
Not true; I don't believe what you're saying.
"Horsefeathers!" Brad cried. "I can't believe a word of what you said about Jessica."
Exclamation of disgust.
"Horsefeathers!" Fred cried. "We've just missed the bus."