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cry stinking fish

To undermine one's own efforts. To put oneself down. Primarily heard in UK. A: "And I'm awful at doing reports." B: "Come on, buddy, don't cry stinking fish! You're so talented and have so much to offer the company—don't put yourself down!"

See also: cry, fish, stinking

filthy rich

 

1. Fig. very wealthy. I wouldn't mind being filthy rich. There are too many filthy rich people now.

2. Fig. people who are very wealthy. The filthy rich can afford that kind of thing, but I can't. I sort of feel sorry for the filthy rich.

See also: filthy, rich

stinking rich

Fig. very rich. I'd like to be stinking rich for the rest of my life. Tiffany is stinking rich, and she acts like it.

See also: rich, stinking

stinking with something

Fig. having lots of something. Mr. Wilson is just stinking with cash. Those guys are stinking with jewelry.

See also: stinking

filthy/stinking rich

  (informal)

extremely rich Most of us are stinking rich compared to the average citizen in the Third World. Palm Beach has the highest concentration of filthy rich folk in the world.

See also: filthy, rich

filthy rich

1. mod. very wealthy. I wouldn’t mind being filthy rich.

2. n. people who are very wealthy. The filthy rich can afford that kind of thing, but I can’t.

See also: filthy, rich

stinking

1. Go to stinking (drunk).

2. mod. lousy; rotten. That was a mean stinking thing to do. Really stinking!

stinking (drunk)

mod. alcohol intoxicated. He was really stinking.

See also: drunk, stinking

stinking

verb

See stinking drunk

stinking rich

mod. very rich. I’d like to be stinking rich for the rest of my life.

See also: rich, stinking

stinking with something

mod. with lots of something. Mr. Wilson is just stinking with dough.

See also: stinking