1. All Thumbs
To sum up the definition of All Thumbs, it basically means that someone isn’t really good at or clumsy at something that they are doing.
I can’t even knit like you. I guess I’m all thumbs.
2. Fishy
If something is fishy, it means that there is something suspicious about it.
There is something fishy about him.
3. Drive Someone up the wall
If someone makes you drive up the wall, it means that they are really pissing you out.
4. Call it for day
Call it for the day means that everyone stops what they are doing right now. For example, if a professor is really overwhelmed and tired, they might tell their students to call it for the day. This means that the students will stop what they’re doing and are dismissed.
5. Catch-22 (a new one that I never heard of)
Catch-22 means that there is no chance of winning or succeeding. The example that is provided is “If I study medicine, I’ll be unhappy. If I study art, my parents will be unhappy. I’m in a catch-22 situation.”
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