-to release the pressure or tension on something.
e.g. You're gonna slack up on that rope, u tied the girl with, right now!
The idiomatic expression "to slack up" means to become less strict or diligent in one's work or efforts, to relax or ease up on something. It implies a decrease in effort or intensity.
"Pick up your ears" is an idiomatic expression that means to listen carefully or pay close attention to something being said. It is often used to encourage someone to focus and understand a particular point or message.
Usually it means drunk (presumably having too much gin). However, it can mean excited or wound up if the context is clear that the person hasn't been drinking, like soldiers deployed to Southwest Asia or if someone comes down for breakfast all worked up.
This phrase means that something has approval. Here are some sentences.She got a thumbs-up from her boss, so she went ahead with the project.That movie got a thumbs-up from the critics.I give that book a thumbs-up; you should read it.
"Tongue lashing" is an idiomatic expression that refers to a harsh or severe scolding or criticism delivered verbally. It implies that the speaker is reprimanding someone strongly and forcefully using words.
The idiomatic expression "separate the sheep from the goats" means to distinguish between two or more things or people, especially based on their true or distinguishing characteristics. It implies a process of sorting or categorizing them into distinct groups. This expression is often used in a metaphorical sense to describe the act of discerning between different types or qualities of individuals or objects.
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"Zippity split" is an idiomatic expression meaning "hurry up," "right away," or "very quickly."
Burned up means that a person is totally exhausted. A person can also be burned up if they are very angry with someone.
The idiomatic expression for "advanced in years" is "getting on in age."
It means tired of, frustrated with, and starting to get angry.
it means you are not as fast as somebody else
Think about it for a minute and you can figure it out. What would it mean if you were up? Out of bed and feeling fine? What would it mean if you were about? About town, traveling around? The saying just means you're awake and moving around!
It means that you can be easily be woken up by any small sound.
Rolling up might mean to arrive. The image is of an automobile rolling up to the door. It also might mean rolling a cigarette (or anything that you smoke rolled up in a paper). A third meaning would be literally rolling something into a ball or tube, as in rolling up a newspaper into a tube.
To 'cut you some slack' means to ease up on someone, lighten up, bend the rules, give you a break.
I think you mean UP A TREE (not in one), which means you're stuck in a situation that you can't get out of easily - you've figuratively climbed up there, and now you're surrounded by figurative enemies and can't climb back down again.
"Keep up the work" really isn't a common idiom, so I don't have another idiom that means the same. Sometimes you hear "keep up the good work," which means to continue doing a good job, to keep on with the quality you're doing now. However, I still can't think of another idiomatic expression that means the same thing...