(art, uncountable) A 1950s art style using impasto paint with everyday materials such as mud or shells added to it. / (art, countable) An individual work produced in this style.

alternative form of matter-of-factly

Alternative spelling of fecal matter

(American spelling) Alternative spelling of grey matter

(idiomatic) To deal with a problem alone instead of waiting on others (often persons who are responsible and have failed to deal with the issue).

present participle of take matters into one's own hands

simple past tense of take matters into one's own hands

past participle of take matters into one's own hands

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take matters into one's own hands

Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death / (idiomatic) An extremely urgent matter.