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*knuckle sandwich

Inf. a punch. (*Typically: ask for ~; get ~; give someone ~; want ~.) A: Nyah! Your mother smokes cigars! B: You want a knuckle sandwich?

See also: knuckle

one sandwich short of a picnic

Inf. not very smart; lacking intelligence. (Jocular.) Poor Bob just isn't too bright. He's one sandwich short of a picnic. She's not stupid. Just one sandwich short of a picnic.

See also: one, picnic, short

sandwich (someone or something) between (people or things)

Fig. to enclose someone or something on both sides between people or things in any combination. We had to sandwich the children between us because there were no other seats close by. We had to sandwich the package between Ed and the side of the bus.

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a knuckle sandwich  (humorous)

if you give someone a knuckle sandwich, you hit them You'll get a knuckle sandwich if you don't shut up.

See also: knuckle

be one sandwich short of a picnic  (humorous) also be a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic (humorous)

if someone is one sandwich short of a picnic, they are stupid or crazy After talking to him for about 10 minutes I decided he was definitely one sandwich short of a picnic.

See also: one, picnic, short

be the meat in the sandwich  (British & Australian)

to be in a difficult situation because you are the friend of two people who are arguing I grew up with my parents continually yelling at each other so I was the meat in the sandwich.

See also: meat