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go sour

Language; Slang

To turn bad or unpleasant. * It looks like all my plans are going sour. * My whole life is going sour right now.

go the limit

Language; Slang

To do as much as possible; to get as much as possible. * Let’s plan to do everything we can. Let’s go the limit. * We’ll go the limit. To heck with the cost.

go through someone like a dose of (the) salts

To move through someone’s digestive tract like a strong laxative. * That stuff they served last night went through me like a dose of salts. * Careful of the coffee. It’ll go through you like a dose ...

drool (all) over someone or something

Language; Slang

To show enormous desire for someone or something. * He was just drooling all over that new car. * Sam was drooling over Martha like a love-sick calf.

drop a bop

Language; Slang

To take a drug in pill form. (See also bop.) * Tyrone dropped a bop and went on his way. * Wanna come over and drop a bop or two?

drop a bundle (on someone)

Language; Slang

To spend a lot of money pleasing or entertaining someone. * I dropped a bundle on the candidate, and it didn’t help me at all. * Over the years, I’ve dropped a bundle on clients at that ...