American Idioms and Expressions

An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away Idiom

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An apple a day keeps the doctor away
What does An apple a day keeps the doctor away mean?		 Eating healthy food keeps you healthy.

Some Random Idioms
dupe
What does "dupe" mean?		 fool, trick, or swindle somebody
play
What does "play" mean?		plan; strategy; tactic. Okay, here's our next play. You fake left, you go deep.
give (someone) enough rope and he or she will hang themself
What does "give (someone) enough rope and he or she will hang themself" mean?		 give someone enough time and freedom to do what they want and they will make a mistake or get into trouble and be caught"Don`t worry about trying to fight him. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself."
cash in (something)
What does " cash in (something)" mean?		 to exchange something for moneyWe decided to cash in the coupons because we needed some money.
strike out at (someone or something)
What does "strike out at (someone or something)" mean?		 to hit at or attack someone or somethingThe boy struck out at his friend in the playground.
by a mile
What does "by a mile" mean?		 by a great distanceThe runner won the race by a mile.
best/better part of (something)
What does "best/better part of (something)" mean?		 to be almost all of somethingWe spent the best part of a day trying to fix the vacuum cleaner.
street
What does "street" mean?		Wall Street (note that this is often capitalized)
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