1)easily and quickly earned money.

"they were seen as more eager to make a quick buck"

1)an unreasonable or difficult demand.

"they thought that the deadline was a tall order"

1)without limit or reservation.

"I'm with you all the way"

1)the school, college, or university that one once attended.

"he started teaching at his alma mater"

1)confident to the point of impudence.

"she marched into the library as bold as brass"

1)(of two or more people) very close or friendly; sharing secrets.

"he and Auntie Lou were as thick as thieves"

1)misunderstanding or having different aims from one another.

"we had been talking at cross purposes"

1)in a desperate situation.

1)ill feeling.

"there has always been bad blood between these families"

1)reduced to or comprising only the basic or essential elements of something.

"a bare-bones version of the story"

1)show no surprise or concern.

"when he told me what he'd done, I didn't bat an eye"

1)fashionable society.

"London was the center of this jet-hopping beau monde"

1)have a lot of varied experience and understanding of the world.

"look, I've been around, I know what happens with kids like you"

1)in prison.

"he had already spent four months behind bars on remand"

1)angry or agitated.

"he'd changed a few things around, and Glen was a little bent out of shape about it"

1)no longer having the correct or original form or contours.

"the front wheel of the bicycle was all out of shape"

2)(of a person) in poor physical condition; unfit.

"he was overweight and out of shape"

1)in a difficult situation where there are two equally unpleasant choices.

1)in confidence.

"just between you and me, he's a bit boring"

1)outside the bounds of acceptable behaviour.

"the language my father used was beyond the pale"

1)a person or organization exercising total control over people's lives.

1)an important or powerful person.

"the first baseman and the center fielder were the big guns of that team"