Q
Idioms beginning with "Q"
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See: [MIND ONE'S P'S AND Q'S].
[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.
[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.
[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].
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