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trolley
( trolleys plural )

1       n-count   A trolley is an object with wheels that you use to transport heavy things such as shopping or luggage.
  (BRIT)
A porter relieved her of the three large cases she had been pushing on a trolley., ...supermarket trolleys.
in AM, use cart

2       n-count   A trolley is a small table on wheels which is used for serving drinks or food.
  (BRIT)
in AM, use cart

3       n-count   A trolley is a bed on wheels for moving patients in hospital.
  (BRIT)
in AM, use gurney

4       n-count   A trolley or trolley car is an electric vehicle for carrying people which travels on rails in the streets of a town.
  (AM)   (=streetcar)
He took a northbound trolley on State Street.
in BRIT, use tram

5    If you say that someone is off their trolley, you mean that their ideas or behaviour are very strange.
  (BRIT)
INFORMAL
♦ off one's trolley             phrase   usu v-link PHR   (=mad)

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cool one's heels	exp.	be kept waiting
zip one's lip	exp.	stop talking; refrain from saying something	informal
beat one's brain out	id.	make a lot of efforts to understand something
drop into one's lap	exp.	(about a positive event/situation) happen out of the blue, without any effort from the impacted persons
rain on one's parade	v.	spoil someone's plans; spoil someone's pleasure or joy	I hate to rain on your parade, but we will not be able to host your birthday party next week.
eat one's own dogfood	exp.	expression used to describe the practice of a company using internally the marketed products	[Bus.] expression originating from and widely used in software industry; the practice is also known as "dogfooding"
get smth./someone out of one's system	exp.	get rid of a strong feeling towards something or someone	[Informal] If you have done something wrong, tell him and get it out of your system. After the break up, it took him some while to get her out of his system.
get one's ducks in a row	exp.	have everything together; have all things settled/organized	E.g.: Just when I had got all my ducks in a row and I was ready to go, I received a call and had to cancel my trip.
motorboat	v.	the act of pushing one's face in between two ample breasts, and rocking one's head side to side very rapidly while making a vigorous, lip-vibrating "brrr" sound	[Slang]
problem solver	n.	one who solves people's problems
oh for	exp.	a poetic or humorous way of expressing one's fervent wish for somehting	oh for a bit of sunshine!
to vent frustration	v.	to get rid of one's frustration (for example by doing something violent or impulsive)
to go apeshit	exp.	to lose one's temper	very familiar
take the leap	exp.	go for something, take one's chances

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