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111when one's ship comes in — See: SHIP COME IN …
112good grief! — {interj.}, {informal} Wow! Indication of surprise, good or bad. * / Good grief, Joe cried out loud. Is this all you will pay me for my hard work? / * /What a figure Melanie has, good grief! I wonder if she would be willing to go out with me./… …
113heavenly days! — {interj.}, {informal} Exclamation of amazement and disbelief with negative coloring. * /Heavenly days! Look what happened! The dog did it again on the Persian carpet!/ Compare: GOOD GRIEF! …
114take by surprise — {v. phr.} 1. To appear in front of someone suddenly or to suddenly discover him before he discovers you; come before (someone) is ready; appear before (someone) unexpectedly. * /The policeman took the burglar by surprise as he opened the window./ …
115when one's ship comes in — See: SHIP COME IN …
116Aghast — A*ghast , a. & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. [=a] (cf. Goth. us , G. er , orig. meaning out) + g?stan to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with… …
117Alarm — A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
118Alarm bell — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …
119Alarm clock — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …
120Alarm gauge — Alarm A*larm ([.a]*l[aum]rm ), n. [F. alarme, It. all arme to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf. {Alarum}.] 1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. [1913 Webster] Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. [1913… …