Yer
(Yer) dern tootin'!
slang (You are) absolutely right. An even more colloquial variant of "(You're) darn tootin'!" A: "Are you coming to the barbecue today?" B: "Yer dern tootin'! I'll see you there." A: "I'm sorry. It was wrong of me to leap to that conclusion." B: "Dern tootin' it was! But thank you fer apologizin'."
See also: dern
lang may yer lum reek
Used to express well wishes to someone, especially as part of a toast or farewell. The phrase literally means "long may your chimney smoke." Primarily heard in Scotland. I just cannae believe ye'r leaving. Lang may yer lum reek, chum!
See also: lang, lum, may, reek, yer
on your bike
Go away and stop being annoying. (Often stylized as "on yer bike!") God, what a dreadful pun—on your bike! All right kids, on yer bikes, you're starting to get on my nerves!
See also: bike, on
What's your poison?
What kind of alcohol would you like to drink? Come on, I'll buy you a drink. What's your poison?
yer man
slang Used to refer to a specific but unnamed male. Primarily heard in Ireland. I don't know what to do about yer man—he really doesn't like me. Yer man over there just gave us a really dirty look.
See also: man, yer
yer one
slang Used to refer to a specific but unnamed female. A colloquial spelling of "your one." Primarily heard in Ireland. I don't know what to do about yer one—she really doesn't like me. Yer one over there just gave us a really dirty look.
See also: one, yer
yer wan
slang Used to refer to a specific but unnamed female. A colloquial spelling of "your one." Primarily heard in Ireland. I don't know what to do about yer wan—she really doesn't like me. Yer wan over there just gave us a really dirty look.
See also: yer
yer woman
slang Used to refer to a specific but unnamed female. A colloquial spelling of "your woman." Primarily heard in Ireland. I don't know what to do about yer woman—she really doesn't like me. Yer woman over there just gave us a really dirty look.
See also: woman, yer
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
On your bike!
and Go to your room!Sl. imperative. Get out of here!; Get on your bike and get out! What a bad joke! No puns allowed here! On your bike! That was a ridiculous remark. Go to your room!
See also: on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
on your bike
BRITISH, INFORMALPeople sometimes say on your bike to tell someone angrily to go away. Go on, on your bike, mate! Note: This expression is sometimes spelled `on yer bike', to represent an informal pronunciation of `your'. I've had enough! On yer bike!
See also: bike, on
in-your-face
orin-yer-face
INFORMALCOMMON If someone or something is in-your-face or in-yer-face, they are direct and forceful, in a way that might shock or offend some people. She was a lively, in-your-face woman who was sometimes too honest for her own good. This is one of the most in-yer-face movies of the year.
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
on your bike!
1 go away! 2 take action! British informalSense 2 became a catchphrase in 1980s Britain, when it was used as an exhortation to the unemployed to show initiative in their attempt to find work. It was taken from a speech by the Conservative politician Norman Tebbit in which he said of his unemployed father: ‘He did not riot, he got on his bike and looked for work.’
See also: on
what's your poison?
used to ask someone what they would like to drink. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
on your bike!
(British English, informal) a rude or humorous way of telling somebody to go away: ‘Can I borrow some money, Dave?’ ‘On your bike!’See also: on
what’s your ˈpoison?
(spoken, humorous) used to ask somebody what alcoholic drink they would like: Right, would anyone like a drink? Bill, what’s your poison?Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
in-your-face
mod. confrontational. Fred is just an in-your-face kind of guy. He means no harm.
On your bike!
and Go to your room! imperative Get out of here!; Go away and stop bothing me. (Neither is to be taken literally.) What a bad joke! No puns allowed here! On your bike! Nasty mouth! Such talk! Go to your room!
See also: on
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (Yer) dern tootin'!
- dern
- toot
- tootin
- You're dern tootin'!
- yer one
- yer wan
- yer woman
- yer man
- gotcha