[tear around] {v. phr.} To be constantly on the go; dash […]

[thanks to] {prep.} 1. With the help of. * /Thanks to […]

[think up] {v.} To invent or discover by thinking; have a […]

[tie down] {v.} To keep (someone) from going somewhere or doing […]

[tuck in] {v. phr.} To place the covers carefully around the […]

[ugly duckling] {n.} An ugly or plain child who grows up […]

[Upsadaisy!] or [Upsee-daisy!] or [Upsy-daisy!] {adv. phr.} - A popular exclamation […]

[wee hours] The crack of dawn, or just before it, usually […]

[what with] {prep.} Because; as a result of. * /I couldn't […]

[with child] {adv. phr.}, {literary} Going to have a baby; pregnant. […]