BOIL OVERto express the sudden increase in the intensity of some strong emotions, especially angere.g. She could not stand her defeat, and her anger boiled over in front of everyone.SIMMER DOWNcontrol strong emotionse.g. Simmer down and get on with your work; getting angry won't make a difference.
HALF-BAKEDnot planned or considered carefully enoughe.g. The government has come up with a half-baked plan for the aviation industry.
TO GRILL SOMEONE to question them intensely and relentlessly, like a police interrogation or a tough job interviewe.g. The police grilled the suspect for hours, trying to get a confession.
Break the bank - To cost so much money that it is difficult or nearly impossible to payPay through the nose - To pay a lot more money than normal or fairCost a pretty penny - To be quite expensive and cost a lot of moneyHighway robbery - Charging an unfairly high priceCost a fortune - To be very expensiveDaylight robbery - Charging an unfairly high price, almost openly cheating
Unemotional person - Cold fishJoyless person - Wet blanketKnow-it-all person - Smart alecTroublemaker - Bad appleUnpreedicatable person - Loose cannonImportant person - Big cheeseAnnoying person - Pain in the neckEccentric - Oddball
A person, especially a child, with exceptional talents or abilities - ProdigyA person who challenges established beliefs or institutions - IconoclastA person who is overly concerned with minor details or rules - PedantA person who values practicality over theoretical considerations - PragmatistA person who is rude, insensitive, and uncultured - BoorA person who believes that pleasure and happiness are the primary goals of life - HedonistA person who has partial or complete loss of memory - AmnesiacA person or thing that causes a change or event to happen - Catalyst