mutt's nuts
Something regarded as outstandingly good.
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muttnik
A dog that is launched into space.
mutton
Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
mutton dash
Synonym of em dash.
mutton fist
A big brawny fist or hand.
mutton shunter
Police constable.
Mutton Walk
The saloon at Drury Lane Theatre, once a popular gathering-place.
mutton-thumper
A clumsy bookbinder, or a bad workman in general.
muttonhead
A stupid or foolish person.
muttonheaded
Being a muttonhead; stupid or foolish.
muzz
To study intently; to pore over.
muzzle
A person's mouth.
muzzler
A punch in the mouth.
my ass
Indicates disapproval, disagreement, or disbelief, often with a tone of disregard, disdain, or disgust, referring to the buttocks.
my aunt Fanny
nonsense; rubbish (as a scornful dismissal of someone else's remark)
my back teeth are floating
I have a strong need to urinate.
my butt
Indicates disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.
my culture is not your costume
Within a fan group or subculture, an accusation of malicious appropriation by an outsider, or a denial of a person's credentials.
my eyeball
Indicates disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.
my head's a shed
I am confused, stressed, mentally disoriented, etc.
my man
A term of address for a man, conveying awe or enthusiastic agreement.
my rear
Indicates disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.
my thigh
Indicates disapproval, contradiction or disbelief.
my two cents
(Canada and US) One's opinion on the subject.
my watch has ended
Used to indicate that one's duties or tenure in a position have ended.
mysto
Mystical, mysterious, weird.
mystrade
The ship of characters Mycroft Holmes and Greg Lestrade from the television series Sherlock.
mytharc
The ongoing story arc that underpins all episodes of a television series.
ménage à moi
Masturbation or an act of masturbation, especially by a woman.
ma bắt coi mặt người ta
Even ghosts check the face before they seize — bullies read their victim first.
ma chê quỉ hờn
Living straight and speaking true — the plain rule of an honest life.
ma cũ nạt ma mới
The old ghost hazes the new ghost — seniority's bullying, even among spirits.
ma không thương người ốm, kẻ-trộm không thương nhà nghèo
Ghosts don't pity the sick, thieves don't pity the poor — predators keep no exemptions for the pitiable.
ma ăn cỗ
any act carried out so clandestinely and secretly that all traces are erased, especially illicit affairs
mai đẹt ti ni
“My destiny” — fated love, pronounced the way a Thai drama made famous.
mang con bỏ chợ
synonym of đem con bỏ chợ
manh nhơn kị hạt mã, hắc dạ lâm thâm trì
A blind man on a blind horse, midnight at the deep pond's edge — recklessness stacked to its logical end.
may hơn khôn
Luck beats brains — the winner's shrug and the loser's consolation.
mi thanh mục tú
Fine brows and comely eyes — a delicately handsome face.
minh tâm khắc cốt
engraved in one's heart and carved on one's bones
miá sâu có đốt, nhà dột có nơi
Borers pick their cane-joint, leaks pick their spot — faults are located things; find the segment, find the culprit.
miếng ngon nhớ lâu, nhời đau nhớ đời
The delicious is remembered long; the wounding word, for life — the tongue's two aftertastes.
miếng thịt là miếng nhục
A morsel of meat is a morsel of shame — the pun that prices every begged mouthful (thịt reads as nhục, 'disgrace').
miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện
paan is a conversation starter
miệng có thép
A mouth lined with steel — speech that cuts on contact.
miệng hùm, gan sứa
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth.
miệng khôn chôn dại
A wise mouth buries a foolish one — speech saves what silence would have sunk, and vice versa.
miệng kẻ sang có gang có thép
A grandee's mouth carries cast iron and steel — the powerful speak in enforceable metal.
miệng lưỡi thế gian
The world's mouths and tongues — public gossip and the judgment of strangers.
miệng lằn lưỡi mối
Lizard mouths and termite tongues — small darting speech that poisons as it flickers.
miệng thơn-thớt, dạ ớt ngâm
A mouth all silk, a heart of steeped chili — cordiality brined in malice.
miệng ăn núi lở
to spend one's money without generating any income; to fritter away a great fortune
mlem mlem
Yum — for delicious food or a delicious-looking someone; “kiwi kiwi” is the fruitier sequel.
ms
Texting shortcut for “mới” — just / new. “ms về” = just got home.
mua lầm, bán không lầm
The buyer errs; the seller never does — one side of the counter always knows the goods better.
mua may bán đắt
Lucky buying and brisk selling — the well-wisher's blessing on a trade or an opening sale.
mua mà cả, trả thêm bớt
Haggle the price down, then the extras up — the twin liturgy of a proper market purchase.
mua sỉ bán lẻ
Buy wholesale, sell retail — small trade; or gossip bought in bulk and retold in pieces.
mua trị bán loạn
Buy in order, sell in chaos — calm choosing, hasty unloading; commerce in wartime.
mua ván bán thuyền
Buy planks, sell the boat — trading up from the pieces to the whole.