Peter Out

To peter out is an idiom that means to finish weakly. "The film seemed quite good at the beginning but just seemed to peter out"

The good news is that anyone called Peter have not done anything wrong, the phrase is likely to come from a mineral called saltpetre which was used in gun powder used to blow up things and the usage is said to have started in the US mining times of the 1840s

Benjamins

100 bucks are often called "Benjamins" because of Benjamin Franklin's famous chubby face that graces them. If all that matters is money then it's "all about the Benjamins"

Jack-of-all-trades

A Jack-of-all-trades is someone who can perform many different jobs, although I'm unsure where the term was coined, these days it could easily be used to describe the cookie character Jack Stiles in "Jack of All Trades"

Eggs Benedict

What's on the menu today? Actually it's Egg Benedict!

This oddly named breakfast is said to have been invented by a visitor to the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 who needed something to ease a hangover and asked for an English muffin topped with ham/bacon, a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. There are many variations on it, if you're pockets are as rich as your vocabulary then take a look at this recipe:

Eggs Benedict with King Crab

Going to the John

The John is often used as an alternative term for toilet,e.g "I'm going to the John, see you in a bit" it's not quite clear where it derived from and rumours are abound, the most likely one being that it came from the man who invented the flushing toilet Sir John Harington!

Going for a Jimmy Riddle

If someone says they are "going for a Jimmy Riddle" or "had a Jimmy Riddle" it means that going for or having a wee. This cockney rhyming slang phrase has been used since the late 19th century and is still common place today. Jimmy Riddle = Piddle = Urinate

by George

A phrase used to express surprise in the same way as someone might say "blimey" or "crikey"