n.
1.a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
2.a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control
3.an impracticable and illusory idea
4.a dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic bubble v.
1.form, produce, or emit bubbles
2.flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
3.expel gas from the stomach
Idiom of the Day
ride herd on (someone)
to watch closely and control someone
The new supervisor likes to ride herd on the people who work for him.