[and all] And whatever goes with it; and all that means. * /We don't go out much nowadays, with the new baby and all./ * /Jack's employer provided the tools and all./
[and how!] , Yes, that is certainly right! Used for emphatic agreement. * /"Did you see the game?" "And how!"/ * /"Isn't Mary pretty?" "And how she is!"/ Syn.: YOU BET, YOU SAID IT. Compare:: BUT GOOD.
[and so forth] or [and so on] And more of the same kind; and further amounts or things like the ones already mentioned. * /The costumes were red, pink, blue, purple, yellow, and so forth./ Compare: WHAT HAVE YOU.
[and the like] Things of a similar nature. * /I like McDonald's, Wendy's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and the like./ * /When I go out to the beach flake towels, a mat, suntan lotion, and the like./
[and then some] And a lot more; and more too. * /It would cost all the money he had and then some./ * /Talking his way out of this trouble was going to take all his wits and then some./
[and what not] See: WHAT NOT.
[angel dust] , Phencyclidine, an addictive hallucinatory narcotic drug extremely dangerous to the users' health, also called PCP. * /Mike has gone from grass to angel dust; he will end up in the morgue./
[another] See: DANCE TO ANOTHER TUNE.
[answer back] See: TALK BACK.
[answer for] 1. To take responsibility for; assume charge or supervision of. * /The secret service has to answer for the safety of the President and his family./ 2. To say you are sure that (someone) has good character or ability; guarantee: sponsor. * /When people thought Ray had stolen the money, the principal said, "Ray is no thief. I'll answer for him."/ 3. Take the blame or punishment for. * /When Mother found out who ate the cake, Tom had to answer for his mischief./
[answer one's calling] To fulfill one's destiny in terms of work or profession by doing what one has a talent for. * /Don answered his calling when he became a chiropractor. Susy answered her calling when she became a violinist./
[answer the call of nature] or [obey the call of nature] , To go to the bathroom to relieve oneself by urinating or defecating. * /Ted was hiking in the mountains when suddenly he had to answer the call of nature but since there was no bathroom in the woods, he excused himself and disappeared behind the bushes./
[answer to] To be named; go by a certain name or designation; be accountable. * /When you walk my dog, please remember that he answers to the name "Caesar."/ * /As head of the company she does not have to answer to anyone./
