Phrases & Expressions

The tendency for chicken owners to always want more chickens, regardless of space or resources.

• I told myself I only needed six, but chicken math always wins.
• She bought two more hens, falling victim to chicken math again.

Stopping a harmful habit, such as smoking, suddenly and completely.

• She quit smoking cold turkey after twenty years.
• Going cold turkey can cause headaches for a few days.

To bend your back in a way that makes a cracking sound, often to relieve stiffness.

• He cracked his back after sitting for hours.
• Cracking your back can feel good.

The determination to keep an investment even when its price falls sharply.

• The traders showed diamond hands during the crisis.
• Despite the price crash, she showed diamond hands and did not sell.

A meme showing a man looking at another woman while his girlfriend looks upset.

• This meme perfectly captures my feelings.
• He chose the new phone, like the Distracted Boyfriend.

To increase a bet or effort, especially when the situation is risky.

• The company decided to double down on research.
• In blackjack, you can double down after seeing your first two cards.

To show off or boast, especially to make someone else feel inferior.

• He's always flexing on us.
• She likes to flex on her friends with her new car.

To deliberately exclude someone from a group or activity by being unfriendly.

• His colleagues froze him out after the argument.
• She felt the group was trying to freeze her out.

To fight or argue with a lot of energy.

• The two brothers were really going at it in the garden.
• Our neighbours went at it all night, shouting and slamming doors.

To decide to forget past arguments or disagreements and move on.

• We had a fight, but let bygones be bygones.
• It's time to let bygones be bygones.