What does "rock" mean?

In addition to the idioms beginning with rock, also see between a rock and a hard place; on the rocks; steady as a rock.

See rock in WNW Idioms

between a rock and a hard place

Informal in a predicament; specif., faced with equally unpleasant alternatives

get one's rocks off

Etymology: < slang term rocks, testicles

on the rocks

Informal

1. in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe
2. in trouble or approaching ruin a marriage that is on the rocks
without money; bankrupt
â served over ice cubes: said of liquor, wine, etc.

See rock in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

between a rock and a hard place

Confronted with equally unpleasant alternatives and few or no opportunities to evade or circumvent them.

on the rocks

rock the boat

Slang

To disturb the balance or routine of a situation: He has an easygoing managerial style and won't rock the boat unless absolutely necessary.

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