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This file consists of a collection of idioms, proverbs, sayings and other

unconventional expressions used by William Marrion Branham.

It is our hope and prayer that this site will enable you to more fully understand

the words and expressions that Brother Branham used during his ministry.

A Crow to pick with him

1. I've got something to straighten out with him; we've got to talk things over. (spoken in a

friendly way in this case).A fighting chance

1. Not necessarily able to succeed, but at least having the capability to try reasonably; a

slight but real chance of succeeding or avoiding something.

A lot of miles

1. a lot of years of age.

A.D./B.C.

1. A.D. is the abbreviation for the Latin anno Domini, "in the year of the Lord". It refers to

dates in the Christian era and should precede the date (A.D. 2000). B.C. is the

abbreviation for "before Christ" and indicates time in the pre- Christian era. It

customarily follows the date (44 B.C.)

About face

1. A sudden change of course or a decision opposite to what was decided earlier.

2. A military term for marching when the marcher does an instant 180 degree turn and

continues marching in the opposite direction

About right

1. Nearly right.

Above board

1. honest

Abstract1. a brief history of the ownership of a piece of real estate.

A-carrion

1. see Carrion

Acid test, The

1. The ultimate, most severe test that proves the ability, truth, worth etc. of someone.

Acifidity Bag

1. A small cloth bag containing a mixture of chopped roots and sometimes spices. Worn on

a string around the neck, supposedly to ward of flu type viruses and colds; having an

extremely strong and disagreeable smell.

Acoustics
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1. the sound producing qualities of an auditorium or room.

Act of faith

1. an act or a deed that shows unquestioning belief in someone or something.

Act smart

1. acting in an offensive, conceited mannerAlabaster

1. A variety of marble, pure white or delicately tinted and translucent; found in Egypt and

used to make jars, vases and urns etc.

All at once

1. 1. In unison; together; at the same time. 2. All of a sudden; instantly.

All drawed up

1. physically disabled; not having free movement of one's body.

All for it

1. to be entirely in favour of it; hence, over-keen.

All of a sudden

1. In a flash, a twinkling of an eye: immediately.

All over the place

1. Everywhere.

All sails and no anchor

1. all talk; all emotion but no stability.

All that stuff

1. all those extra things

All wet

1. totally wrong; an expression of disbelief in what a person says.

All wind up in

1. to come to a conclusion; to close; to end.

All wool and a yard wide

1. Utterly good and honest (person).

Allow

1. 1.to permit; 2. to attribute something to.

Allowance your children

1. To give a fixed daily allowance or "ration" of food.

Ameba or Amoeba

1. a microscopic, one-celled animal found in stagnant water or as a parasite in other

animals; feeds by engulfing bits of food and multiplies by fission.

And he just carried the thing everyway

1. He had done all he could do. He had said all that he could say.

Annex

1. a near-by building used as an addition to the main building.

Armistice/Armistice Day

1. November 11th; anniversary of that date in 1918 when the Allies granted an armistice (a

mutual agreement to cease war, a truce) to the Central Powers in World War 1.

As cool as a cucumber
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1. as calm and controlled as one could be at a time of upset, difficulty or danger.

As plain as the nose on your/my face

1. so obvious that one can't miss it; not to be overlooked; easy to guess; very evident.

As true/sure as I'm standing here

1. without a doubt; for certain; the truth. It's used to emphasize that something is certain ortrue without any doubt.

At a standstill

1. not moving at all, at a halt.

At ease

1. relaxed; comfortable in one's surroundings or situations.

At every turn

1. at every opportunity; always and everywhere; whatever one does.

At face value

1. just as it says; as it is written; the value printed or written on a note; as things appear to

be on the surface.

At first sight

1. when seen/considered for the first time.

At hand

1. is about to happen/on the verge of happening; near; close by.

At heart

1. basically, as one really is by nature.

At his throat

1. criticizing: to criticize a person

At large

1. free; not confined; (a prisoner) escaped and still free: be like a wanted criminal in hiding:

escaped and looking for a place to hide.

2. In general; taken altogether.

3. Fully, in great detail.

At odds

1. disagreeing; quarreling.

At once

1. Right away; without delay; right now or right then; immediately. (Remark: it is possible

that in some cases it could mean "to do something together---in unison").

At random

1. haphazardly, without a deliberate choice or intention; as one wills or chooses

At stake

1. being risked or hazarded, or dependent upon the outcome (of something specified or

implied); the subject is on the verge of being lost or forfeited; it is in danger.

At the drop of a hat

1. Without advance preparation; immediately.

At the end of one's wit

1. one has exhausted every possibility, don't know what to do next.

At the helm1. in charge/command, as leader.
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At the top of one's voice

1. at the highest degree or pitch; very loudly.

At the/a crossroads

1. at a crisis; a turning point where a decision has to be made.

At/to/in a ripe old age1. fully prepared; mature : ready; at/to a very old age.

Attributes

1. characteristics

Audacity

1. Boldness; daring; exhibiting a fearless spirit.

Aunt Jemima

1. An affectionate name for an older black or coloured Mother

Aunt Jemima pancakes

1. A popular brand of pancake mix.

Ax (or axe) to grind

1. A private or selfish motive behind a request or action, something which is not obvious at

first glance.
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B.C.

1. the abbreviation of British Columbia, a province of southwestern Canada. (See the other

"B.C." under "A.D./B.C.")

Babe in arms

1. A very young baby not able to walk or crawl.

Baby grand

1. A smaller version of a full-sized grand piano, approximately 1.53 metres deep.

(approximately 5' deep.).

Baby-sit

1. To stay with a child or with children while the parents are away; to be responsible for a

child or children in the absence of the parents.

Baccalaureate

1. an address or sermon delivered to a graduating class.

Back alley

1. a place of insignificance; any alley, street, or part of a cheap, disreputable section of a

city or town; a slum area; a section of a city or town where vice abounds

Back and forth

1. Flip flop through something; from one extreme to the other; going from one side back to

the other and back again, etc; backwards and forwards.

Back away

1. to shy away from something; to distance yourself from something; to act to avoid or

lessen one's involvement in something; draw or turn back; retreat.

Back number

1. a person, company etc. that is no longer regarded as important, that no longer has

influence or power; no longer of public interest or of personal interest to someone.

Backfire

1. have an unexpected and unwelcome result.

Backwash

1. something or someone considered good for nothing or unwelcome.

Banister

1. a bar resting on supports, as in a fence; a railing along a stairway.

Barbecue

1. An outdoor party that features meat with a spicy sauce cooked over an open fire. Also

referred to as a "cookout".

Barking at (under) the wrong tree

1. To be mistaken; be seeking in the wrong direction. (As a dog barking at a tree, supposing

there is a racoon there when there is none).

Battleford

1. The name of a city in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Batty

1. 1. Odd; foolish; careless and untidy dress; 2. appearing to be mentally unstable.

2. mentally unstable; crazyBawl out, To
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1. to reprimand severely; to yell at someone

Be a big boy/girl now

1. be old enough to know better; be old or mature enough to be able to make one's own

decisions.

Be a natural born something

1. to be born with the ability to do something; someone who is suited by nature for a

particular job or activity.

Be a nut,To

1. to act crazy.

2. A person or matter difficult to deal with; a problem.

Be a rat,To

1. to be a bad person; someone who does mean things to other people; someone who reports

something that someone else did and therefore breaks their trust; to be an informer.

(Also, "to rat on someone").

Be as easy as pie, To1. to be very easy.

Be at the mercy of somebody/something

1. to be completely dependent on and defenseless against the power, will, etc of

somebody/something.

Be beside oneself

1. Be in a state of extreme agitation.

2. not aware of one's surroundings

Be down to earth

1. be approachable; be free from pretensions, vanity, egotism; more real, without hypocrisy.

Be hand in glove with someone

1. be in a partnership with someone; be very close with someone; be in close co-operation

or relationship with someone; be working towards the same aim.

Be hotheaded,To

1. to get angry very easily.

Be like looking for a needle in a haystack

1. said when looking for something small or difficult to see in a large number of other

things.

Be man enough

1. have enough courage (to do something).Be no picnic

1. (informal) be difficult or unpleasant.

Be on the rampage

1. to be loose, doing as you please, out of control, defying authority. For example, to run

round the streets causing damage to shops, cars, etc.

Be stuck up

1. be conceited: have an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance,

importance.

Be the cream of the crop

1. be the best that there could be.
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Be the underdog

1. be unpopular; be the least favored; be the least likely person to succeed.

Be under orders

1. to have been commissioned or instructed to do something.

Be under the impression that..1. feel or imagine that; to believe, usually wrongly, that..

Be up to par

1. of an acceptable standard, quality; as it should be.

Be/come on one's own

1. be without anyone's influence; be independent; be self-supporting.

Be/get in trim

1. be fit and healthy; be in good shape. It may also mean; to rid of excess; to remove by

cutting.

Be/get out of one's hands

1. not be able to handle a situation; not be in a position to influence or change an outcome.

Be/get wrapped up in

1. absorbed, encompassed in.

Be/sit on the fence

1. (informal) Be undecided about which side one should take; stay neutral and not take

sides (e.g. in an argument).

Bear

1. a large carniovrous mammal with a large body and short tail

Bear with me

1. have patience with meBear/keep something/someone in mind

1. not forget about something/someone.

Beat around the bush

1. To be evasive, not come to the point when speaking about something.

Beat their/his brains out

1. frantically seeking an answer or solution to a situation.

Beat up (beaten up).

1. informal to defeat; give a hard beating to; hit hard and much; trash; whip.

Before long1. in a short time; without much delay; in a little while, soon.

Before you, etc can/could say Jack Robinson

1. (informal) quicker than one can imagine; very quickly or suddenly.

Behind bars

1. in prison; looking through prison bars.

Beneficiaries

1. those who receive charitable gifts or privileges

Beulah Land

1. Hebrew - "married"; A place of peace and rest.

Bid the speed of the day
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1. (or, "bid the day", or "bid them "Godspeed") to greet someone in a friendly way and wish

them well, as they go on their way.

Big time

1. (informal) A very enjoyable time at a party or other pleasurable gathering.

2. The top group; the leading class; the best or most important company. Belonging to the

top group; of the leading class; important.

Big wheel, A

1. an important organization; an important and influential person in an organization, etc.

Bingo

1. a gambling game, usually with many players, each using a card of numbers.

Birdeye (birdseye)

1. a name brand for baby "diapers" or "nappies".

2. a type of cotton or linen cloth with a certain pattern

Birds of a feather flock together

1. people of the same type seem to gather together.

Black sheep (of the family), (A/The)

1. a person whose conduct is considered to be a disgrace to the family or the group; a misfit,

a person who doesn't fit in with the family or the group.

Blackout/blackout spells

1. the partial screening of all lights; to go dark. 2. to faint

Blanket far enough for the neighbour

1. All the benefits one receives from the Word are sufficient to bless or "cover" others.

Salvation will cause the poor and the rich to love one another and fellowship together.

Bleach

1. a chemical used to remove stains or make something white. (Brand name: "Clorox" in the

United States).

Blockbuster

1. a large bomb dropped from an airplane that could demolish a city block(sometimes used

to destroy large dam walls).

Blow horns

1. sound the car horn

2. boast or brag

3. to make a sound on a musical instrument, or the horn of a male sheep (ram) prepared for

emitting a sound.Blow up

1. become violently angry very quickly.

Blow your/somebody's brains out

1. (informal) Kill yourself/somebody by shooting in the head.

Blue Boar

1. the name of a restaurant

Bluestone

1. a blue-gray sandstone

Board

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2. an organized official body: as a "Board of Directors".

3. a black or white board such as one used to write on to illustrate a lesson.

4. on or in a vessel, as in "on board" a train or bus.

5. a "bulletin board" for notices and announcements.

6. to furnish or take meals with or without lodging. In the following quote, it means

"whatever money she had left after paying for her meals and lodging". Perhaps she was

paid one U.S. Dollar per day.

7. a board or frame having a corrugated surface on which to rub clothes while washing

them.

8. Ouija board (see "Ouija")

Boo Boo

1. a mistake or error, sometimes with embarrassing concequences.

Bootlegger

1. makers, sellers, or distributors of illegal beverages. (It was originated from the fact that

the first bootleggers carried illicit merchandise in the legs of high boots when makingdeliveries. In this sense the word was common in the middle nineteenth century. Since

the most easily made and profitably sold commodity was illicit liquor, bootlegger

gradually became applied to distributors of illegal booze.

Booze

1. an alcoholic drink; liquor.

Born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth

1. referring to one born into riches.

Bosom friend

1. a friend with whom one has a profound relationship; a very close friend; an old buddy

with whom one has a confidential relationship; soul brothers.Boston Tea Party,The

1. the destruction in Boston Harbor, United States, (Dec.16,1773) of a number of chests of

tea by disguised citizens as a protest against the British proposal to tax the American

colonists.

Bottle-washer,A

1. one who makes himself generally useful in menial duties;

Bottom of a churn (contents of)

1. churn: a container in which cream is beaten to form butter. The buttermilk left in the

bottom is often tart or sour. Hence, "something sour".

Bowery, The

1. a street in New York City, or the district around this street, characterized by cheap hotels,

saloons etc.

Boyfriend

1. A male friend or companion.

2. A girl's steady date, a woman's favorite man friend; a lover or sweetheart.

Brail of the boat

1. one of the ropes used to gather in sails before furling.

Brainwash

1. to remove ideas from someone's mind and substitute others (by means of constant mentalpressure).
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Branch water

1. a Southern United States expression for stream-water, as distinguished from well-water.

Brand/Brands

1. to mark with a hot iron;to imprint indelibly on the heart, mind or memory.

Brand-new (bran-new)1. very new; barely used; a recently purchased or made item; showing no use or wear.

Bread and butter ticket

1. a person's income; subsistence; maintenance; livelihood.

Bread line

1. Line of people waiting for charity/ food, because of poverty.

Break even

1. covering one's costs only; make neither a profit nor a loss.

Break the ice, To

1. To make the first move in trying to get to know someone; or be the first one to speak.

Break the law

1. do something that is illegal.

Breakers

1. Waves that break into foam along the shoreline.

Bream

1. a fresh-water fish, also called "sunfish" or "blue-gill"

Briar patches

1. thorny, prickly bushes or shrubs.

Brigham Young

1. Was the next famous Mormon name, after Joseph Smith. He had been a farmer and

journey-man carpenter-painter-glazier near Smith's home in New York State before being

converted in 1831, to become a leading Mormon minister.

Broke corn on railroad track

1. The poor collected the corn or grain that spilled from the passing trains onto the ground

beside the train tracks. The corn was not cracked at the gathering time, but was picked

up, taken home and crushed for eating.

Broken English

1. incorrect English: that spoken by one attempting to speak English, but whose original

language is not English.

Broom sage

1. A type of wild grass or shrub having long stiff tough stems. A "broomsage field" - a field

of wild course shrubs.

Brush Arbor; Brush Arbor Meetings

1. 1.Brush arbor: a shelter made of upright poles with a simple roof of poles or stakes

covered with hay or branches which protected worshipers from the weather. 2.Brush

Arbor meetings began in the late 1700s in the United States when there were no formal

churches in which to worship.

Buckboard

1. a light, four-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle having a long, flexible board in place of body

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Bucking off

1. a horse jumping up and down quickly in an attempt to throw off the items on its back.

Bump into

1. meet someone unexpectedly or by chance.

Bunco1. a game of cards

Buns

1. a bread-like roll , often used with hamburger; sometimes sweet.

Burn your/the bridges

1. to make certain that you won't go back to the old or previous situation.

Butt in, To

1. To interfere in other people's business; join in with what other people are doing without

asking or being asked.

By and by

1. later on; in the near future; after a little time; soon.

By degrees

1. gradually, slowly, little by little.

By leaps and bounds

1. very rapidly.

By rights

1. Next in line to be King.

2. Supposedly, the God-given right to rule.

By the skin of one's teeth

1. Just barely.
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Caesar (requires)

1. the authorities require; the law requires.

Call girls

1. Prostitutes. Especially those who can be engaged by telephone.

Call someone collect

1. to telephone someone and the cost of the call is charged to the person you phone.

Calm down

1. become quiet or peaceful; regain composure.

Canadian tam

1. Tam-O-shanter; a Scottish cap with a tight headband and a full, flat top, sometimes with

a pompom or tassel.

Candy Striper (s)

1. Refers to the pink and white striped uniform worn by young girls who do volunteer workin a hospital. Hence, a "candy striper."

Cannon fodder

1. Soldiers, sailors etc. thought of as being expended or worth sacrificing, (killed or

maimed), in war

Can't hear yourself think

1. there is so much noise around you that you cannot concentrate.

Can't help it

1. not be able to avoid or resist doing something.

Cap/top/crown it all

1. in addition to all the things already mentioned; put the finishing touch.

Cape

1. that part of an animal's hide that covers the shoulder and chest.

Carbon Knock

1. The noise produced in machinery or in engines when the operating parts are defective;

specifically, in an internal-combustion engine, the metallic explosive sounds due to

uneven or improperly timed combustion.

Carrion

1. decaying, rotten flesh.

Cat in Molasses1. very slowly.(like a cat walking in a sticky substance).

Cat o' nine tails

1. a nine-thonged whip used to administer punishment to misbehaving sailors. It got its

name from the fact that the welts left on a sailor's back after whipping looked a bit like

enormous cat scratches.

Catering

1. following;listening to and following what others say and do.

Cathedral

1. a large or important church containing the place or "seat" of authority.

2. a shrine: a place considered especially sacred because of its history or association with

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3. In the following quotes the term "cathedral" refers to "the place of the revelation of the

Word".

Caty corner

1. across the centre of an intersection or any square area, from corner to corner

Chaps

1. leather trousers or leggings worn over ordinary trousers by cowboys to protect their legs;

Chap: a man or boy

Chapter, The

1. A local division of a club or similar organization.

Charm

1. a small ornament worn to insure good fortune or to protect from evil.

2. Beauty; to influence the senses; to cause delight.

Charter

1. the original document; a document granting special rights or privileges.

Chaw up

1. to chew; to wear down by irritation; to utterly demolish or defeat.

Chester

1. will be like "Chester", a television personality with a stiff leg.

Chicken, chicken-hearted

1. Cowardly, easily scared

Chills and fever

1. a scary sensation or feeling. Originally, this expression was commonly used, in malarial

sections, for fever and ague.

Chinatown1. the Chinese quarter, in a city. From the celebrated Chinatown of San Francisco.

Chip off the old block

1. a person who is very like one of her/his parents in appearance or character.

Chip-yard

1. a wood-cutting yard, a yard in which logs are chopped for fuel.

Chomped up

1. chewed up; ate up

Chorus girl

1. a woman (or man) singing and/or dancing in a worldly musical performance.

Chronologists

1. those who record an account of events in the order of their occurance.

Church house

1. a meeting house, or building used for religious services.

City of Brotherly love

1. the city of Philadelphia, U.S.A. from the two Greek roots (philos,love; adelphos, brother)

forming its name.

Clanish

1. tending to associate closely, to the exclusion of others.

2. belonging to a family group; a tribe descending from a common ancestor.Clapboard
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1. an overlapping wood board on the roof of a house.

Clean slate

1. A new start, with no record of past mistakes; an empty record.

Clear as a bell, As

1. Easily and clearly heard or understood; as clear as it could possibly be.Clear your (one's) throat

1. Cough slightly, especially before speaking or to attract somebody's attention.

Clinker

1. pieces from red hot iron broken off by blows of a hammer; the stony fused mass of

impurities left from a burning substance such as coal in a furnace.

Clique

1. a small circle of people.

Close-knit

1. inseparable bond of friendship, relationship, partnership, or association with; closely

joined together by ties of love, friendship, or common interest; close.

Clothes line religion

1. a religion that places emphasis mainly on the manner in which people dress.

Clown

1. entertain; to act foolishly

Cocklebur

1. a plant with a prickly seed case. (put a cockleburr under the saddle).

Comb every hair

1. search thoroughly.

Combat1. the battle; to fight; to fight against.

Combine

1. a machine for harvesting grain or wheat

Come clean

1. admit the truth; confess one's guilt; be proven innocent; be checked out and found to be

acceptable, having no guilt.

Come in handy

1. may prove to be useful.

Come of age

1. become adult in law, i.e. reach the age of responsibility (18 or 21 years of age).

Come to a head

1. reach a crisis (e.g. trouble, a problem, difficulties). Become apparent.

Come to light

1. become known, be revealed.

Come to the rescue

1. help someone desperately in need, especially in an emergency situation.

Commons

1. 1.a tract of open public land. 2.the lower House of Parliament in Great Britain or Canada.

Conglomeration
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1. a mixture of miscellaneous things.

Context

1. The portions of a message connected to the passage of scripture.

Coon dog

1. a dog used to hunt raccoons.(Bro. Branham earned money for schooling, clothing etc.from the sale of the raccoons he hunted).

Coon grease

1. the rendered fat from a raccoon, often used as an ointment or salve.

Corduroy (trousers).

1. a heavy cotton fabric with a piled velvety surface, ribbed vertically.

Corn cob

1. the spike on which the kernels of maize (corn) grow.

Corn cracker

1. a nickname applied to the poor white people of Georgia, North and

South Carolina, Florida and other Southern States; from cracked corn

being their supposed chief article of diet.

Corn crib

1. a sort of lattice-work structure, in which the dried ears of maize (corn)

are kept.

Corn meal

1. ground corn or maize.

Corn pone

1. A corn meal bread, enriched with milk and eggs.

Corn stalk1. the stalk of the maize (corn) plant.

Corn-cob-pipe

1. a smoking pipe manufactured from the maize (corn) cob.

Corner/to be cornered

1. an awkward position from which escape is difficult.

Cornerstone

1. a stone uniting two walls at the corner of a building.

Corral

1. A circular enclosure or pen for livestock

Cosmic meters

1. pertaining to the universe; particles, dust, light in the universe

Cosmic meters

Cottonwood

1. the name of several species of poplars, from the cotton-like substance in

which the seeds are protected against the cold.

Cow Palace

1. The name of the Fairgrounds or Stadium where livestock (cattle) are

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1. a person who lacks courage.

Cowpoke

1. a cowboy

Cracked in the head

1. mentally deficient.Cracked-up child

1. worthless; of no special importance.

Cracker

1. a small, hard biscuit.

Cradle roll

1. a written record of children who are born to parents who attend a

particular church.

Crank

1. a person with irritable, unpleasant tendencies or actions.

Craps

1. a game of chance, played with two dice, the winning and losing

depending on the numbers thrown.

Creek

1. a flow of fresh water much smaller than a river. It's used extensively,

and in England is called a "brook", and in the Southern United States, a

"branch".

Creek-bottom

1. Low land near a creek.

2. A dry creek bedCrew cut

1. a popular haircut that's very short and bristle-like.

Crock haircut

1. rounded haircut, as though shaped by putting a bowl over the head and

cutting the hair along the edge.

Crock, scraped with a piece of

1. Pots, bowls or dishes made of clay hardened by heat.

Crocodile tears

1. insincere tears for effect only.

Crook

1. a thief, a swindler, one whose ways society regards as not straight.

Crookedness

1. a devious or dishonest nature.

Cross hairs

1. crossed lines mounted on the front lens of a telescopic gunsight to assist in precise

aiming.

Cross my heart (and hope to die)

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Cross that bridge when you get to it

1. To deal with a problem when it arises.

Cross timber

1. A horizontal piece or section of wood placed for support. In the building trade this is

called a header.

Crossed His cast with us

1. became a partner with; Joined with.

Crow bait; crow baits; crony crow bait

1. having very little value; anything having very little worth that will distract from

something genuine

Crumb, to

1. to spoil; confuse. WW1 Army slang

Cuddled

1. to protect and caress within a close embrace.

Cuffed him up

1. to strike with an open hand: to box or fight.

Curry favor (with someone)

1. try to win favor by flattery.

Curves

1. deviations in the form of a life that deviates from the perfect will of God or from the

Life of Jesus.

Cut and dried

1. previously decided; arranged ahead of time so no choice is available; lacking suspense;

uninteresting.Cut corners/a corner

1. do something in the easiest, quickest, cheapest way.

Cute

1. pretty or attractive, especially in a delicate or dainty way.

2. amusing

Cutting their throat

1. destroying themselves.

Cypress

1. A Southern tree, which is much in request for building purposes, and which is entirely

distinct from the European variety. It often attains, in America, a very great height,sometimes as much as 120 feet.
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1. a public holiday, occurring generally towards the end of May, and set apart for the

decoration of the graves of those who fell in the late Civil War. Also called Memorial

Day.

Dehorned

1. to remove the horns from an animal.

Delusion

1. a false belief; deception

Desk

1. In New England, the pulpit in a church, and, figuratively, the clerical profession. Thus,

when a father intends his son for the church, he speaks of sending him to the desk.

Dicker

1. to exchange, to barter, to bargain. It can also mean to fool with.

Dime a dozen, A

1. cheap and easy to obtain

Dinner under his arms1. carrying his food in a container under his arm.

Dirty thing

1. That old dirty pride

2. An unfair practice or action.

Divan

1. a low couch or sofa, usually without arm rests or back.

Divvy up

1. to divide.

Do (something) the hard way1. by the most difficult or most unpleasant method.

Do someone a favor

1. do something for someone out of kindness, rather than out of a sense of justice or for

remuneration.

Do the right thing

1. act in a just or morally correct way.

Do the trick

1. to bring success in doing something; have a desired result.

Do/try your level best

1. put your best effort towards trying to accomplish a goal; try as hard as you can.

Dodge the issue

1. avoid

Dog button

1. a poisonous pill or capsule, used to put an animal to death.

Dog eat dog

1. (informal ) A way of living in which every person tries to get what he wants for himself

no matter how badly or cruelly he must treat others to get it: readiness to do anything to

get what you want.

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Doll (oneself) up

1. to make oneself pretty or handsome; to dress as attractively as possible.

Doornail, As dead as a

1. absolutely-dead, as if one had been knocked on the head as is a door-nail or knob.

Dope1. term used for illegal drugs; a dumb or stupid person.

Double back

1. To turn back on one's way or course.

Doughnut

1. a popular delicacy, made of flour, eggs, sugar and milk, rolled into balls and deep-fried in

oil.

Dove-tail

1. perfectly join together; interlocking boards or planks.

Down in the dumps

1. Dejected; gloomy; sad or discouraged

Down pat (he got it)

1. Perfectly; suitably; exactly perfect or suitable.

Down payment

1. partial payment paid when a purchase deal is made or when an order is given, before one

is in possession of the goods.

Down-town

1. The business portion of a city

Drag one's feet

1. walk or move slowly, reluctantly.Dragged out

1. unnecessarily long, resulting in the people becoming bored and tired.

Draw to a close

1. to finish; terminate; come to an end.

Drawing card

1. any feature, individual or group that attracts a crowd.

Drawn out

1. long, for the purpose of being certain to say all that should be said.

2. drawn out: same as dragged out,Dress up

1. To put on best or special clothes.

2. to put on a costume for fun or clothes for a part in a play.

3. to make (something) look different; make (something) seem better or more important.

Driven down

1. concluded; established.

Driveway

1. an approach for vehicles to a private house.

Drug out

1. worn out; undesireable


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Dry cow hide, Pouring peas on a

1. to make a lot of noise that means nothing. (Literally, in this case, dry cow hide is the hide

or skin of a cow that has been dried).

Dry goods

1. clothes, stuffs, laces, etc. that are offered for sale. (see the next entry).

Dry Goods Store

1. an establishment for the sale of clothing, fabric, etc.

Dual Highway

1. Usually four traffic lanes, two running one way and two the other,Sometimes separated

by a wide strip of grass. A "freeway". or "divided highway".

Ducktail haircut

1. hair combed back to resemble a duck's tail.

Dungerees

1. men's trousers made of course cotton cloth.

Duty bound

1. under an obligation.

Dwell on

1. emphasize; spend time exclusively thinking or speaking about something; recall at

length; to ponder; not be able to forget.

Dyed-in-the-wool

1. staunch; unmovable;close-minded; not willing to believe anything new; fixed on one's

attitudes and incapable of change.

Dyspepsia

1. has long lost its special meaning in the US, and is now used to denote all the variousforms of weakness of the digestive organs.
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Easter bonnets/flowers/pink bunnies

1. Easter bonnets are hats (usually purchased by the ladies especially for Easter Sunday).

Easter flowers were usually the early flowers of Spring; "Pink bunnies" - stuffed toys

sold in shops at Easter time. The rabbit, being a symbol of fertility.Easter Seal

1. a stamp, having no "postage" value, printed in commemoration of the Easter celebration

and sold, the proceeds of which are used for some worthy cause such as "medical

research" (eg. Tuberculosis). The Easter "seal" or "stamp" is then used to "seal" the

envelope.

Eat in the wrong stall (To)

1. Refers to the habits of an animal, particularly a horse accustomed to his own stall, that

becomes nervous or cautious and hesitates to eat when moved to an unfamiliar place. To

be slow or cautious. Study something first before making a decision.

Ecumenical

1. universal; world-wide and refers to the Christian church as a whole. It can also be spelled

cumenical.) Its origin is in the Greek oikoumenikos, meaning of or from the whole

world. Not until Pope John XXIII called the Vatican Council in 1962 for the furtherance

of Christian unity did the word ecumenical become part of the language of the man in

the street. Ecumenical councils have been part of the history of the Church for centuries,

but none had been held for almost one hundred years.

Elbow one's way

1. shove aside with one's elbow; make one's way by pushing or shoving with the elbow.

Elbow room

1. enough room to be free in, move about or function in.Embalming fluid

1. various chemicals used to preserve a body.

End of my wits

1. not knowing what to do; at the end of one's resources.

End of one's rope

1. a point of desperation; inability to continue a function, to lose all patience.

Exactly to the letter

1. just as He said; just as it is written. Perfectly.

Explain away

1. make a convincing excuse for; to make anything that God said obsolete through

reasoning and explanation.
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Fable

1. a story that is not true.

Face lift

1. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles or sagging skin from the face. In

this case, polish or do something to improve the appearance

Fair and square

1. without cheating; honestly.

Fake

1. anything or anyone not genuine

Fall back into (to)

1. To give way; withdraw; retreat; recede

2. return to

Fall for her1. to become interested in someone in a romantic way.

Fall out (with someone)

1. have a disagreement; quarrel; not be on friendly terms with someone.

Falling apart

1. losing the intended structure, form or condition; collapsing morally and

in every way.

Falls City

1. referring to Louisville, Kentucky, which overlooks the falls of the Ohio

River.

Familiar spirit(s)

1. demon(s) supposed to be in close connection with man.

Fandango / Fandangoed / Fangdangoed

1. something showy but worthless or useless; a trinket. (also sometimes

called a "gew gaw"); to be adorned or dressed with such.

Far be it from me (to do something)

1. Often used to introduce a criticism or suggestion to a behavior you

disagree with or disapprove of. "I never want to do or be that".

Far-fetched

1. hard to believe; questionableFeather in one's cap

1. an accomplishment of which one can be proud; prize or award for an

achievement; to do something that might make oneself look important

or gain approval from one's superiors.

Featherbed around hands

1. Padded leather gloves worn for boxing

Fed up with someone (on something)

1. (informal) to have enough of something or someone; to be tired

of/bored by something unpleasant or tedious; exasperated with

something or someone.2. Brother Branham is also using this expression as to mean feed on (or


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upon) , that is, filled up; to take as food; be nourished by; to get

satisfaction, support, etc. from.

Feel blue

1. feel sad, discouraged, or mildly depressed.

Fellow traveler1. a companion on life's road.

Fifth Columnist

1. any subversive movement within an organizaion or country who give

support to the enemy; (said to have been used first by Spanish

Nationalist General Mola (1939) referring to the supporters of

Francisco Franco in his uprisinhg against the Spanish Republic

Fight it out

1. to fully combat or dispute, holding back nothing until either there is a

victory or a truce is reached.

Fill in his parts

1. he begins to add, one by one, the necessary figures or scenes in order to

arrive at a finished picture.

Fill somebody's shoes

1. satisfactorily replace someone in a job, function etc; to be able to

accomplish the same thing that someone else does.

Fired up

1. To be excited about something

First hand

1. To find out about something from the original source. (In the following

quote, it's perhaps implying: direct from God.)

Fish-fry

1. a sort of picnic, where the fish are caught and cooked on the grounds.

Fit/be like (putting) a glove (on one's hand)

1. fit perfectly; a situation feels perfect, like it was really meant to be.

Fit/fill the bill/menu

1. as expected; be suitable; serve the intended purpose.

Fixing to

1. getting ready to do something.

Flapper1. in the 1920's, a young woman considered bold in actions or dress.

Flashy

1. showy, but empty.

Flask

1. a small bottle for carrying liquor or other liquids.

Flat refusal, A

1. an absolute, definite refusal.

Flattop

1. a brush-like haircut, flat on top.Flesh on both ends of the line


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1. probably the one who prophesied and the one who interpreted the prophesy were both

"in the flesh", not "in the Spirit".

Flighty, To be

1. to be frivolous; unstable, restless.

Float1. A low,flat, decorated vehicle for carrying exhibits in a parade.

Flunk

1. To fail an exam or course.

Flunky

1. a manservant who serves or assists someone.

Fly in the ointment, A

1. a hindrance; a difficulty or something unpleasant which prevents or spoils total

satisfaction or enjoyment.

Fly loose

1. acting before thinking or considering the situation.

Fly off the handle,To

1. to become angry with someone; lose one's temper suddenly.

Fly-by-night

1. untrustworthy; Something that is not operationally sound.

For fun

1. for amusement, not being serious.

For good

1. for ever, permanently.

For the asking1. by asking; by asking for it; on request.

For the birds

1. undesirable; of small worth

Ford:

1. A shallow place in a stream, river etc. that can be crossed by walking, riding on

horseback or in an automobile. To "ford" is to cross by any of these methods.

Four on one side and five on the other

1. lopsided; a man - but acting like a woman.

Four-flusher1. As in a card game (Poker), to pretend, or bluff.

Framework

1. structure of the body or the structure of a house; any structure that holds things together.

Fraud

1. intentional deception or trickery to cause a person to give up property or some lawful

right. Or, "this man is a "fraud" - a person who deceives.

Freight-car

1. a railway car for carrying merchandise. In England, a goods van.

Freight-train

1. a railway train, for the carrying of merchandise. In England, a goods train. Or, like

something that is long running; with considerable endurance.


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Frisco

1. Short form of San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

From A to Z

1. completely and thoroughly. From the first letter of the alphabet to the last.

From door to door1. From one house, flat, etc to the next.

From pillar to post

1. in several different directions, gotten out of control and skittering about hither and yon.

Fur fly, To make the

1. To breed a disturbance; to make a display of temper; to proceed to blows, etc. There will

be an angry response.
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Gadget

1. Term used to describe an object, especially a small mechanical device for which the

speaker cannot remember the name.

Gag

1. joke.

Gaggy

1. something unpleasant that causes one to retch, (an involuntary effort to vomit), or choke.

Galley / Gallery

1. 1. Galley: a ship's kitchen. 2. Gallery: a platform from which spectators may view an

event as in an arena or theatre. 3. a long, narrow room specifically used for shooting at

targets.

Game trail

1. A trail, track or path made by the continual passing of wild animals.

Game Warden

1. A person, in a supervisory position, a custodian, who keeps charge of wild animals.

Garner

1. a place for storing grain

Garnish

1. to decorate

Gas

1. Short for gasoline or petrol.

Gasoline feet

1. a gas-powered vehicle.

Gastronomics are swelling

1. stomach and intestines are swelling

Gene

1. the elements by which hereditary characters are transmitted.

Germatized

1. given the power to grow

Get a hold of oneself

1. get control of oneself: regain composure.

Get a raw deal1. be treated unfairly.

Get along

1. live or work together in a friendly way.

Get cold feet

1. stop or withdraw from something (e.g. a plan) because one becomes afraid of the

consequences.

Get even (with someone), To

1. To take revenge (on someone); pay someone back for some harm he has done.

Get fresh1. to be flirtatious


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Get hold of, To

1. To get possession of. To find a person in order to speak to him.

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