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somebody up there loves me
somebody up there hates me
An expression intimating that an unseen power in heaven, such as God, has been favorable or unfavorable to the one making the exclamation.
Look at all the money I won! I say somebody up there sure loves me!
Look at all the money I've lost! I say somebody up there sure hates me!
something else again
A different kind of thing; something different.
"But I don't want a new car," Charles said to the car dealer, "I want a used car." "Oh," said the car dealer, "that's something else again."
I don't care if you borrow my dictionary sometimes, but taking it without asking and keeping it is something else again.
son of a bitch
sunuvabitch
S.O.B.
Fellow, character, guy, individual (avoidable, but becoming more and more acceptable, especially if said with a positive or loving intonation).
Negatively:
Negatively:
Get out of here you filthy, miserable sunuvabitch!
Positively:
So you won ten million dollars at the lottery, you lucky son of a bitch (or sunuvabitch)!
son of a gun
A bad person; a person not liked.
I don't like Charley; keep that son of a gun out of here.
Julie's ex-husband was such a mean son of a gun, it's no wonder she divorced him.
A mischievous rascal; a lively guy. Often used in a joking way.
Son of a gun! I lost my car keys.
Hello Bill, you old son of a gun!
The farmer said he would catch the son of a gun who let the cows out of the barn.
The test today was a son of a gun.
Something troublesome; a hard job. Used as an exclamation, usually to show surprise or disappointment.
My car broke down, and I can't figure out how to fix the son of a gun!
song and dance
Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with give.
I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family.
A long lie or excuse, often meant to get pity. Usually used with give.
Billy gave the teacher a song and dance about his mother being sick as an excuse for being late.
The tramp asked us for money and tried to give us a big song and dance about having to buy a bus ticket to Chicago.
sooner or later
At some unknown time in the future; sometime; eventually, after a period of time.
Grandpa is very slow about fixing things around the house, but he always does it sooner or later.
I'm too tired to do my homework now; I'm sure I'll do it sooner or later.
If you study English seriously, sooner or later you'll become fluent.
John will come back sooner or later.
sought after
Wanted by many buyers; searched for.
Antiques are much sought after nowadays.
sow one's wild oats
To do bad or foolish things, especially while you are young.
Mr. Jones sowed his wild oats while he was in college, but now he is a wiser and better man.