American Idioms and Expressions

A For Effort Idiom

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A for effort What does A for effort mean?	recognize that someone tries hard to do something even though they may not be successful	The students received an A for effort for their work on the class project.
A for effort What does A for effort mean?	the recognition that someone has tried hard to do something even though he or she may not be successful	The students received an A for effort for their work on the class project.
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at any rate What does "at any rate" mean?	anyway	"At any rate, I am not going to a movie tonight."

toss a salad What does "toss a salad" mean?	to mix a salad with the dressing	I quickly tossed a salad and we ate dinner. drink Idioms
put (someone) on a pedestal What does "put (someone) on a pedestal" mean?	to respect/admire/worship a person	My father used to put my mother on a pedestal when I was young.
eat and run What does "eat and run" mean?	to eat a meal quickly and then leave	We had to eat and run in order to arrive at the soccer field early.
zonked What does "zonked" mean?	fatigued; tired; exhausted.	I'm totally zonked from studying.
get gray hair What does "get gray hair" mean?	to have one's hair turn gray from stress	Our teacher is getting gray hair from stress.
take it on the chin What does "take it on the chin" mean?	to be badly beaten or hurt, to get into trouble	My friend took it on the chin when he fought with the man at the store.
buy (something) on credit What does "buy (something) on credit" mean?	to buy something now and pay for it later	We decided to buy the computer on credit because we did not have much money.
smear What does "smear" mean?	defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)
wear more than one hat What does "wear more than one hat" mean?	have more than one set of responsibilities	Our teacher wears more than one hat and is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.

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