The world, a place where darkness and death are figurative valleys one must walk through as part of the human experience. / A very dangerous place.

present participle of hold all the aces

Alternative form of hold the cards

(idiomatic) To become the leader, to advance into first place. / (idiomatic) To assume leadership over a group.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see against, the, law. / (law) Illegal; forbidden by law.

present participle of smell the barn.

(Canada, US, idiomatic) Admitted as a patient in a hospital.

(idiomatic, intransitive) To change the time in a time zone to an earlier time, e.g. for the end of daylight saving time.

(idiomatic) A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away.

(idiomatic, transitive)To change the time in a time zone to a later time.