(idiomatic) A typical person, unversed in a given subject; an inexpert commoner.

To substantially control a school administratively, financially, or in terms of its curriculum.

(slang) To die. / (slang) To break down; to be impossible to repair or not worth repairing. / (idiomatic) To perform poorly; to fail. / (slang) To be unpleasant or undesirable.

(idiomatic, chiefly UK) Alternative form of grist for the mill

Synonym of softheaded

(idiomatic) To fail near the end of something.

Alternative form of fall at the last hurdle

(idiomatic, medicine) A medication, usually prescribed by a physician, which the patient is to carry with him or her, and which is to be used only under certain conditions.

(idiomatic) Laid aside, unused, abandoned. / (idiomatic, especially of a woman) Unmarried, typically through lack of interest from potential spouses. / (idiomatic, sports) Injured.

A wrong idea about something, a misconception.