American Idioms and Expressions

Apple Of Your Eye Idiom

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Apple of your eye
What does Apple of your eye mean?
Something or, more often, someone that is very special to you is the 'apple of your' eye.

Some Random Idioms
make (someone's) position clear
What does "make (someone's) position clear" mean?
clarify where someone stands on an issueThe politician made his position clear on the issue of taxes.
join the fray
What does "join the fray" mean?
join a fight or argumentI did not want to join the fray and argue with the other members of the group.
screw up
What does "screw up" mean?
err; mess up; blunder
regs
What does "regs" mean?
regulations (abbreviation). Don't quote me the regs.
cloud up
What does "cloud up" mean?
to become cloudyIt began to cloud up and soon started raining.
cash cow
What does "cash cow " mean?
a good source of money The new business is a cash cow and is making much money.
a play on words
What does "a play on words" mean?
a humorous use of a word to suggest a different meaningNewspaper headlines often use a play on words to give a different meaning to a sentence.
wack
What does "wack" mean?
stupid; embarrassing. That's just wack. No way it's real.
cover ground
What does "cover ground" mean?
to talk about the important facts and details of somethingThe number of questions seemed endless and we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.

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