Across The Ditch Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Across the ditch What does Across the ditch mean?	(NZ) This idiom means on the other side of the Tasman Sea, used to refer to Australia or New Zealand depending on the speaker's location.
	Some Random Idioms
happen upon (someone or something) What does "happen upon (someone or something)" mean?	meet someone or find something unexpectedly	I happened upon a very valuable book when I was cleaning up my grandfather's house.

love at first sight What does "love at first sight" mean?	fall in love with someone (or something) the first time that one sees him or her	fall in love with someone (or something) the first time that one sees him or herWhen I saw the woman at the party it was love at first sight and I knew that I wanted to meet her.
have the green light What does "have the green light" mean?	to have a signal to start or continue something	The company finally has the green light to start the project.
FWIW What does "FWIW" mean?	for what it's worth
Chinese whispers What does "Chinese whispers" mean?	(UK) When a story is told from person to person, especially if it is gossip or scandal, it inevitably gets distorted and exaggerated. This process is called Chinese whispers.
big fish in a small pond What does "big fish in a small pond" mean?	an important person in a small place	The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.
come home to haunt (someone) What does "come home to haunt (someone)" mean?	result in undesirable effects eventually
in one's Sunday best What does "in one's Sunday best" mean?	in one's best clothes that you would wear to worship (in the days when people dressed in a formal way)	I was dressed in my Sunday best when I went for the job interview.
drop (someone or something) like a hot potato What does "drop (someone or something) like a hot potato" mean?	to suddenly stop being involved with someone or with something (usually because you are having problems and do not like him/her/it)	The advertisers dropped the basketball star like a hot potato when he became involved in a scandal.
wait on (someone) hand and foot What does "wait on (someone) hand and foot" mean?	serve someone in every possible way, do everything for someone	He always waits on his wife hand and foot.
sucky What does "sucky" mean?	undesirable; unappealing; low-quality	That's such a sucky car you have!
do as you would be done by What does "do as you would be done by" mean?	treat other people the way that you would like them to treat you	"If you do not want people to criticize you, then you should not criticize other people. Remember to do as you would be done by."
ram (something) down (someone's) throat What does "ram (something) down (someone's) throat" mean?	to force someone to do or agree to something that they do not want	The lawyer rammed the settlement down my throat even though I was not happy with it.

American Idioms and Expressions

Across The Ditch Idiom