Can also be "go to our house" and is an expression of astonishment.

Originally a western communist who supported Stalin's authoritarianism, usually backed by tanks, the modern tankie supports pretty much any authoritarian government or dictatorship that opposes the West.

If you keep things close to the vest, you try to keep things secret or avoid taking risks.

If you keep things close to the chest, you keep things secret or take no risks.

If someone's tells you to pound sand, they are telling you to get lost.

If you read the runes, you understand what is likely to happen because of the current circumstances.

Strange and suspicious.

Example: When the security guard saw a light in the store after closing hours it seemed to him that there was something fishy going on.

Say unimportant things

If you punch above your weight, you do or try to do things that should be beyond your abilities or expected capacity.

If you are off your oats, you don't have much of an appetite or energy to do much.