Anyways, the earliest media citation of “getting their ducks in a row” is this, according to TheIdioms.com: The earliest known usage of the phrase dates back to the late 19th century. An example from ...

“Empty” in the idiom “run on empty”, however, does not refer to empty or starving stomachs. Instead, it refers to automobiles ...

Anyways, all joking aside, “having nothing to show for it” is an expression that means exactly what it says: You’ve done something but can produce nothing in the way of proving that you’ve done it.

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Anyways, getting hit in the pocket means paying a price, losing money and getting hurt in the monetary sense, i.e.

What’s wishy-washy? As in this sentence: Trump is very wishy-washy on the issue of women’s rights, so it’s hard to pin him down on any stance. Donald Trump, that is, President of the United States.