(idiomatic) At the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.

(idiomatic) To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.

(US) Standard form of all cats are grey in the dark.

(anatomy, informal) The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.

(transitive with to) (idiomatic, Britain, informal) To fire, sack, or eject someone. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, the, boot.

(UK, sometimes vulgar and offensive) Sex is enjoyable regardless of the physical attractiveness or social station of one's partner.

Alternative form of beauty is in the eye of the beholder

(nautical) The highest-ranking officer in the Royal Navy.

Using the correct general approach to a particular task or problem; pursuing something in a promising way.

(idiomatic) A very unexpected, usually pleasant, surprise.