Alternative form of speak softly and carry a big stick

Do not boast or utter verbal threats, but do make others aware that you are prepared to use physical force if necessary.

(poetic) Jesus Christ

An epithet for Jesus Christ

(Australia, banking, informal) A process that allows an account-holder to sign up to another financial institution, with the new bank taking care of all transfers, fees, and paperwork.

Alternative form of tick and flick

plural of dog and pony show

(idiomatic) Sometimes; occasionally; intermittently.

plural of intact dilation and extraction

A late-term surgical abortion procedure, involving (in order) dilation of the cervix, removal of the fetus from the uterus to the shoulders, and emptying of the fetal cranium to allow for easier passage of the head through the cervix and vagina.