action

action

1. slang Some activity or its beneficial outcome. Usually used in the phrase "a piece/share of the action." Even though he does the least amount of work, Tom always gets the biggest piece of the action when the profits start to roll in. Once Sarah heard that Mel was starting a new software company, she decided she wanted a piece of the action and asked to be his business partner.
2. slang Exciting, entertaining, or thrilling activity. Where can we go in this poky little town to find a little action?
3. slang Sexual activity. We were all out for a fun night of dancing, but I could tell Sarah was on the prowl to find a bit of action with a hot guy. I've been on three dates with this girl, but I still haven't gotten any action.
4. slang Criminal activity, especially in some illegal commerce. All the action was in Miami for a few years due to the volume of cocaine coming in each day.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

action

1. n. excitement; activity in general; whatever is happening. This place is dull. I want some action!
2. n. a share of something; a share of the winnings or of the booty. (see also piece (of the action).) I did my share of the work, and I want my share of the action.
3. n. sex; copulation. All those guys are just trying for a little action.
4. n. illegal activity; commerce in drugs; acts of crime. (Underworld.) Things have been a little slow here, but there’s some action on the East Coast.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See:
  • a bit of the action
  • a course of action
  • a man/woman/person of action
  • a piece of the action
  • a piece/slice of the action
  • abortive action
  • action
  • action stations
  • actions speak louder than words
  • affirmative action
  • all talk (and no action)
  • be all talk (and no action)
  • be out of action
  • bit of the action
  • bring (someone or something) into action
  • bring into action
  • chill (one's) action
  • chill action
  • chill someone’s action
  • course of action
  • fight a rearguard action
  • galvanize (one) into action
  • galvanize into action
  • get some action
  • go into action
  • in action
  • lights, camera, action
  • man of action
  • out of action
  • piece
  • piece of the action
  • piece of the action, a
  • put (something) into action
  • slice of the action
  • spring into action
  • spring to/into life/action
  • suit (one's) actions to (one's) words
  • suit actions to words
  • suit the action to the word
  • swing into action
  • take action
  • take action against
  • take action against (someone or something)
  • take action on
  • take action on (someone or something)
  • where it's at
  • where the action is
References in classic literature
Returning from this digression to our main topic, namely, the criticism of "consciousness," we observe that Freud and his followers, though they have demonstrated beyond dispute the immense importance of "unconscious" desires in determining our actions and beliefs, have not attempted the task of telling us what an "unconscious" desire actually is, and have thus invested their doctrine with an air of mystery and mythology which forms a large part of its popular attractiveness.
The Analysis of Mind
"Many organizations are trying to 'fix' the employee survey efficacy issue by collecting more data, yet employees and the c-suite simply want to see action and results," states Shane Douthitt, co-founder and managing partner of SMD.
SMD Powers New Functionality with AI, Creates Action Plans in One Click
The overall cost to large businesses of defending against class action lawsuits continues to rise even as the number of companies sued falls.
Class Action Defense Costs Rising; Wave of Cyber Actions Predicted
Contributed by education, learning, and other researchers from North America, Australia, Europe, and South Africa, the 14 chapters in this volume outline action learning and action research genres and approaches meant to improve personal, professional, team, organization, and community development, based on a participatory paradigm of working together for the common good.
Action Learning and Action Research: Genres and Approaches
The grip safety does not prevent the Seecamp action from firing in the double-action mode but still locks the single-action trigger.
THE SEECAMP CONVERSION: A NOVEL PIECE OF FIREARMS ENGINEERING THAT TURNED THE 1911 INTO A DOUBLE-ACTION/SINGLE-ACTION PISTOL
Sometimes the location can be reached by a direct, fluent trajectory, but other times an obstacle must be avoided, making the action more of an effort and non-fluent.
How what we do affects how we feel; Welsh Crucible is an award-winning programme of personal, professional and leadership development for future research leaders of Wales. Funded by Welsh universities in partnership with the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, there is a high demand for places from researchers who are beginning to demonstrate excellence in health, politics and other fields
Barack Obama, National Urban League President Marc Morial, and Southern Christian Leadership Conference President Martin Luther King III lent their support to local affirmative action advocates to fight the ban.
Nationwide attack on affirmative action: Michigan loss leaves proponents retooling their strategy for future battles
The LWVUS signed on to the Statement of Principles on Global Warming, calling for immediate action to curb the worst effects of global warming by enforcing reductions in global warming pollution and promoting clean and efficient sources of energy.
League matters
Middlebury officials later refuted their representative's assertion and denied they had plans for gay affirmative action, but other schools are cautiously pondering whether to consider sexual orientation in their admissions.
Taking affirmative action: do gays deserve the same boost into college as racial minorities?
The Dabit decision caps a long-fought legal and legislative battle to rein in securities class action lawsuits.
High court gives clarity to litigation venues: in a key decision issued earlier this year, the Supreme Court has restricted the ability of plaintiffs' attorneys to shop for accommodating state venues for class action suits. Most must now be pursued in more predictable federal courts
"If we think of the self-study and action research as embedded assessments, the participants are doing the research and gaining in their own professional and personal development as a result of doing the research" (Oja, 2002, p.
Teachers in action
More recently, however, the spoliation of evidence has resulted in the ability to assert an independent cause of action in tort.
The CSI effect: forensic evidence and construction law
Any Action you create needs to be in a "Set," which looks like a folder.
Photoshop tips: automating Photoshop CS2
Action or Product: Toilet flush valves/water-saving shower heads
A little bit means a lot
Quid pro quo sexual harassment is predicated upon a showing by employees that their response to unwelcome sexual advances was subsequently used as the basis for a tangible employment action. (10) Establishing a link between the unwelcome, improper sexual conduct and the employer's action is crucial to proving quid pro quo sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment by supervisors: how well do you know who you are promoting?