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[Q.T.] See: ON THE Q.T.

[qualms] See: HAVE (NO) QUALMS ABOUT.

[quantity] See: UNKNOWN QUANTITY.

[quarterback sneak] {n.}

A football play in which the quarterback takes the ball from the center and dives straight ahead in an attempt to gain a very short distance.

/Johnson took the ball over on a quarterback sneak for a touchdown./

[queen] See: HOMECOMING QUEEN.

[queer fish] {n.}

A strange or unusual person who does odd things.

/Uncle Algernon dresses in heavy furs in the summer and short-sleeved shirts in the winter. No wonder everyone considers him a queer fish./

[queer oneself] {v. phr.}

To act in such a manner as to offend others and thus one's own chances or position.

/Phil has queered himself with many girls by his erratic behavior./

[quest] See: IN SEARCH OF also IN QUEST OF.

[question] See: BEG THE QUESTION, BESIDE THE POINT or BESIDE THE QUESTION, BEYOND QUESTION also WITHOUT QUESTION, CALL IN QUESTION, IN QUESTION, INTO QUESTION, OUT OF THE QUESTION, POP THE QUESTION.