(slang) Listening or eavesdropping; staying alert for news.

To hold back on action until a future time; to save one's resources in case of emergency.

What one's duty obliges one to do.

A snack made by placing cheese on a slice of bread or toast and melting the cheese under a grill.

Synonym of know one's ass from a hole in the ground

Synonym of stick up one's ass

(historical) A powder applied to the weapon that caused a wound in the hope of healing the injury it had made.

plural of powder of sympathy

(Ireland, historical) the departure into exile of the Irish chieftain Hugh O'Neill and his followers in 1607.

amniotic sac