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*hip to someone or something Inf. knowing about someone or something; adapting to someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; get ~; become ~.) The boss began to get hip to Mary and her deviousness. She finally began to get hip to what was going on. joined at the hip Sl. closely connected; always together. Those two are joined at the hip. They are always together. Sam and Martha are joined at the hip. See also: join shoot from the hip 1. Lit. to fire a gun that is held at one's side, beside one's hip. (This increases one's speed in firing a gun but is much less accurate.) When I lived at home on the farm, my father taught me to shoot from the hip. I quickly shot the snake before it bit my horse. I'm glad I learned to shoot from the hip. 2. Fig. to speak directly and frankly. (Alluding to the rapidness of firing a gun from the hip.) John has a tendency to shoot from the hip, but he generally speaks the truth. Don't pay any attention to John. He means no harm. It's just his nature to shoot from the hip. See also: shoot be joined at the hip if you say that two people are joined at the hip, you mean that they are very friendly with each other and spend more time together than is usual I can go to London without Mike. We're not joined at the hip, you know. See also: join shoot from the hip to react to a situation very quickly and with a lot of force, without thinking about the possible effects of your actions His critics accuse him of shooting from the hip when challenged. See also: shoot joined at the hip 1. very closely connected The two companies have been joined at the hip since their founders went camping together a hundred years ago. 2. together The new law would keep unhappy couples joined at the hip for the sake of their children. See also: join shoot from the hip to react quickly without considering the possible effects He works slowly and methodically while she jumps quickly into projects and shoots from the hip, but they make a good team. See also: shoot How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What's happening at the Beverly Wilshire has been radical and almost revolutionary for a hotel that, for many years, preserved the status quo and specifically avoided hipness to project a more timeless quality," Huver said, noting that it has been a real shot in the arm for the hotel and the area in general. Then Europe came calling, and Oscar and his entourage were a smashing success in London, commanding accolades that stamped him with "genius" and "the high priest of hipness. There's also a section on etiquette, which should be common sense but often isn't, and there's not too much of the "'zinestery" feel of self-congratulatory sub-cultural hipness that abides elsewhere. |
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