Something potentially harmful or hurtful, such as criticism or insult, that nevertheless has no effect or impact on the target.

(simile, colloquial, idiomatic) Without immediate or lasting effects.

Alternative form of back-to-back

With one's back facing that of somebody else. / Consecutively; one after the other. / (poker slang) Synonym of wired (“being a pair in seven card stud with one face up and one face down”)

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.

present participle of throw the baby out with the bathwater

simple past tense of throw the baby out with the bathwater

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baby-sit

simple past tense and past participle of baby-sit

(informal) Visible signs of pregnancy, noticeable abdominal swelling in a pregnant woman.