1. Smiling 'from ear to ear' basically means a really big smile.
2. 'Time stood still' means it felt like forever.
3. 'Stop bugging me' means to stop annoying me.
4. 'I got it straight from the horses mouth' means you hear it from the person who has direct personal knowledge of it.
5. 'Gave him the ox' means he told him a lie.
