American Idioms and Expressions

After Your Own Heart Idiom

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After your own heart
What does After your own heart mean?
A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.

Some Random Idioms
in a pig's eye
What does "in a pig's eye" mean?
neverI will never in a pig's eye drive with my friend to visit her family.
search one`s heart/soul
What does "search one`s heart/soul" mean?
to study one`s reasons and acts, to try to discover if one has been fair and honest about somethingI searched my soul to try and discover why my girlfriend had left me.
have a fit
What does "have a fit" mean?
become upsetThe woman had a fit when she saw what her son had done to her car.
go easy on (someone or something)
What does "go easy on (someone or something)" mean?
be kind or gentle with someone or somethingThe judge wanted to go easy on the young man but his bad attitude made it difficult to try and help him.
a law unto oneself
What does "a law unto oneself" mean?
one who makes one's own laws or rulesThe city council member thought that she was a law unto herself until she resigned because of a scandal.
for the birds
What does "for the birds" mean?
not interesting, something that you do not like, worthlessThe movie was for the birds so we left early and went to eat.
read the riot act (to someone)
What does "read the riot act (to someone)" mean?
to give someone a strong warning or scoldingThe teacher read the riot act to her students when they began to misbehave in class.
WAG
What does "WAG" mean?
wild-ass guess
air (something) out
What does "air (something) out" mean?
to freshen something by putting it in the open air We put the blankets outside in order to air them out.

at sixes and sevens
What does "at sixes and sevens" mean?
in a state of confusionThe workers were at sixes and sevens after the announcement that the company was going out of business.

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