«Absquatulate is a deeply silly word that means to make off with something or someone. Why say a thief ran away with your money when it’s much more fun to say he absquatulated with it?»
«An order to every member of a ship’s crew to report to the deck immediately, usually in an emergency. Figurative. Used to indicate (the need for) the immediate involvement or efforts of all the members of a party, or of a large number of people.»
«The sidewalks rolled up in town by eight most nights.»
«Traditionally, many small shops in towns in the United States have had canvas awnings over their front doors and/or windows. The shopkeepers would unroll the awnings with a handcrank every morning before they opened for business and then roll up again when they close for the night.»
«The idiom «lose your marbles» means to go crazy or lose your mind. It is a figurative way of saying that someone has lost their sanity or their mental faculties. It is often used to describe someone who is behaving in a strange or irrational way, such as someone who is talking to themselves, acting paranoid, or exhibiting other signs of mental illness, sometimes an alarming way. The idiom can also be used more lightheartedly, to describe someone who is simply being silly or eccentric.»
