American Idioms and Expressions

Answers On A Postcard Idiom

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Answers on a postcard
What does Answers on a postcard mean?
This idiom can be used to suggest that the answer to something is very obvious or that the person would really like to hear what people think.

Some Random Idioms
strike (someone) as (something)
What does "strike (someone) as (something)" mean?
to affect someone a certain wayIt strikes me as a little silly for the man to be planning to buy a new motorcycle.
sly as a fox
What does "sly as a fox" mean?
to be smart and cleverThe storeowner is as sly as a fox and you can never make a good deal with him.
to the naked eye
What does "to the naked eye" mean?
as something is seen exactly as you look at it To the naked eye, it looked like there was little damage to the car but actually there was much damage.

moon
What does "moon" mean?
display one's buttocks, usually through a window
easier said than done
What does "easier said than done" mean?
to be easier to talk about than to doI would like to change jobs but it is easier said than done.
hive of activity
What does "hive of activity" mean?
somewhere where things are very busy (like the activity around a beehive)The wedding hall was a hive of activity while everyone got ready for the wedding.
school of hard knocks
What does "school of hard knocks" mean?
the ordinary experience of learning from work and daily lifeShe left school early and began to learn about life in the school of hard knocks.
nuts
What does "nuts" mean?
crazy; mentally unbalanced
have a time
What does "have a time" mean?
have a good time, have funWe really had a time at the party last night.

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