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(there) ain't no free lunch(es)

proverb Nothing is provided or given away for free. "(There) ain't no" is a colloquial way of writing "there is/are no," usually used for emphasis. Ain't no free lunch in this country, pal. If you want money, you've gotta work for it! Sure, I could help get your application pushed through the committee, but there ain't no free lunches. If I help you out, I'll be expecting something in return. Of course, once you're signed up to the free program, you have to pay for all sorts of extra services to make it even worth using. Ain't no free lunches, after all.

BS

rude slang An initialism of "bullshit."

1. noun Something utterly untrue or wildly exaggerated. Don't give me that BS, Tom. I know you've been taking money from the register. Her entire speech was just a load of BS from start to finish. That kid spouts so much BS that no one's gonna believe him when he actually tells the truth.

2. noun Ridiculous nonsense. Used to express frustration, exasperation, or disgust. You mean we have to come in on Saturday for work, too? God, what a bunch of BS! This is BS! The teacher marked me down a whole letter grade just because I used a 14-point font on my essay. His explanation is just BS—it doesn't answer the question at all.

3. verb To attempt to fool, mislead, or deceive someone. Don't trust a word those salespeople say. They won't hesitate to BS you if they think you might buy one of their cars. I could tell Sarah was BSing me, but I just let her keep talking. Come on, anyone pitching a get-rich-quick scheme is just BSing you.

4. verb To speak in a very foolishly boastful or arrogant manner. He loves to BS people with wild stories of his various exploits—dressed up for narrative purposes, of course. It's hard to be around Mike once he's had a few drinks and starts BSing people about everything he's ever done in his life. Anyone who needs to BS as much as Frank does is wildly insecure, in my opinion.

5. verb To say something utterly ridiculous or nonsensical. Used to express frustration, exasperation, or disgust. They want us to start working 10-hour days? You've got to be BSing me! Are you BSing me? We all have to come in Saturday for detention? A: "Would you quit BSing me?" B: "I'm not! I swear, the due date got moved up, and our papers really are due today."

6. verb To improvise something, especially in a brazenly haphazard or impetuous manner. I forgot all my materials for my presentation, but I managed to BS my way through it. You could tell he was just BSing his entire speech as he went along. A: "Wait, you didn't do the reading last night?" B: "Nope. I had to BS through the pop quiz."

7. interjection Used to express utter disbelief for something someone else has said. A: "So then I woke up in the ICU with no recollection of what had happened!" B: "BS! Sarah saw you that night. None of what you just said ever happened." A: "Oh yeah? Well, I just so happen to know some very powerful people in the film industry." B: "BS. The only person you know is your cousin, and she just works as an electrician." BS. There's no way you make more money than me!

ex out

To draw an ex (X) or series of exes over some written word or name so as to designate its removal or need to be disregarded. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ex" and "out." A: "Why is Amy's name exed out?" B: "Because she's not coming on the field trip anymore." Just ex out all of the words that you feel need to be deleted in the next draft. We've exed out the sections of the map where we have already completed our search

finishing touch

The last detail added or change made to something to make it complete. Usually used in the plural. I don't want to spend much longer on this. Let's just add the finishing touches and get it ready for production. He's been putting the finishing touches on that painting for so long now, I'm starting to think he'll never be satisfied with it. You finally put the finishing touches on your thesis and handed it in? Oh, I'm so proud of you!

hot off the press(es)

1. Freshly printed, as of a periodical. The latest edition of the student newspaper is hot off the press, and my class is going to distribute it at lunch. Back in my day, you could tell when a newspaper was hot off the presses because it was actually still hot! The March issue is hot off of the press, but it has a bunch of formatting issues. Who's going to tell the boss?

2. Newly circulating, as of a bit of news or gossip. Did you hear that Mara dumped Jim? It's hot off the press! Hey, it's hot off the presses—Greg got the promotion over Paul. Claudia got kicked off the cheerleading squad? Wow, that must be hot off the press because this is the first I'm hearing about it.

mi casa(,) (es) su casa

Please, treat my home as if it were your own; help yourself while you stay here. Taken from a Spanish phrase that is translated literally as "my house (is) your house." A: "Do you mind if I have some of your cereal in the morning?" B: "Of course I don't mind! Mi casa, su casa!" And here is where you will be staying. Please help yourself to anything in the house—mi casa es su casa.

put on the finishing touch(es)

To add the last detail(s) or make the final change(s) to something to make it complete. I don't want to spend much longer on this. Let's just put on the finishing touch and get it ready for production. He's been putting on the finishing touches for so long now, I'm starting to think he'll never be satisfied with the painting.

put the finishing touch(es) on (something)

To add the last detail(s) or make the final change(s) to something to make it complete. I don't want to spend much longer on this. Let's just put the finishing touch on it and get it ready for production. He's been putting the finishing touches on that painting for so long now, I'm starting to think he'll never be satisfied with it.

X out

To draw an ex (X) or series of exes over some written word or name so as to designate its removal or need to be disregarded. A noun or pronoun can be used between "X" and "out." A: "Why is Amy's name Xed out?" B: "Because she's not coming on the field trip anymore." Just X out all of the words that you feel need to be deleted in the next draft.

finishing touch(es)

a final adjustment of something; some effort or action that completes something. Norm is in his workshop putting the finishing touches on his latest project.

X someone or something out

to mark out something printed or in writing, with Xs. Sally X'd the incorrect information out. Sally X'd out the incorrect information. You should X Tom out. He's not coming. Please X out this line of print.

finishing touch

A small change or addition that serves to complete something. For example, The room still needed a few finishing touches, such as a flower arrangement. This expression is sometimes put as a finishing stroke. [c. 1700]

x out

1. To make X-shaped marks on something to indicate that it should be deleted, canceled, or ignored: The editor will x out any offensive lines in your letter before publishing it. I wrote my number on the sheet and then, thinking again, I x'ed it out.

2. To remove someone or something from a list or record: Many details of the Spanish civil war have been x'ed out of the history books to make room for more recent events. My name should be on the admissions list unless they have decided to x me out.

BS

1. n. bullshit; nonsense; deception. (Partly euphemistic. Usually objectionable.) Don’t feed me that BS! I know the score!

2. tv. to deceive or attempt to deceive someone with lies or flattery. (Usually objectionable.) Don’t try to BS me with your sweet talk!

finishing touch(es)

The final stroke(s) that ensure completion or perfection. The term is derived from painting, that is, the last stroke of the artist’s brush, and was soon transferred to any creative effort, ranging from cake-baking to assembling a costume. Its earliest appearance in print dates from the mid-eighteenth century, and Eric Partridge concluded it became a cliché within a hundred years.