A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

be left in peace • rest in peace
be left in peace —be free from interference or coercion: These
men should be left in peace for they have served their time.
rest in peace —(euph.) said of smb. dead and buried: My
grandparents, who now rest in peace, loved Halloween.
be loaded • be loaded for bear
be loaded —(U.S. sl.) 
1
. be under the influence of drugs or
alcohol: I’m not loaded. I’m just a little tipsy. 2. be very rich:
Mr. Wilson is loaded, but he is also generous with his money.
be in the swim
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be loaded for bear —(U.S. sl.) 
1
. = be loaded 
1
: Marines are
always loaded for bear, and get nicked once in a while. 2.
ready for the hardest problems: I’m loaded for bear, and that’s
good because this is going to be a rough day. 3. very angry:
By the time he finished talking, I was loaded for bear.
be loath to do something • loathe doing some-
thing
be loath to do something —be unwilling to do smth.: Perhaps
you have to ease back on your workload, something most
physicians are loath to do.
loathe doing something —have an intense aversion for doing
smth.: Thank you for leaving the kitchen so clean and tidy, a
job I loath doing after a party.
be milk toast • be toast
be milk toast—(U.S. sl., pejor.) be a timid person who is
afraid to assert himself: He will have frequent battles with
hospital officials…. A doctor who never gets into scraps with
those around him is a milk toast.
be toast—(U.S. sl.) said of a person who will not succeed or
will be in deep trouble: They may have gotten him in a posi-
tion where if he doesn’t really shine in those debates, he is
toast.