(transitive, informal) to be well-disposed towards, to look kindly on, to have a soft spot for, to like

(informal) to take over, to pick up the slack

(informal) big deal! tough shit! so what?

(figuratively) (transitive with à) to step down in favour of, to stand aside in favour of, to pass the mantle to, to pass the torch on to, to pass the baton on to, to hand the reins to; to hang up one's boots

(informal) behind the times, lagging behind

(informal) lost, at sea; dumb, slow, slow-witted

there's many a slip twixt cup and lip

(informal) to get ticked off, to get offended, to get in a huff, to fly off the handle

(informal) to do a bunk, to take French leave, to skip town

a kind of filled vol-au-vent, served hot