Army Brat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Army brat What does Army brat mean?	child in a regular Army family
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saddle (someone) with (something) What does "saddle (someone) with (something)" mean?	to give someone something undesirable or difficult to deal with	I try not to saddle my friend with the problems that I am having at work.

Fly by the seat of one's pants What does "Fly by the seat of one's pants" mean?	If you fly by the seat of one's pants, you do something difficult even though you don't have the experience or training required.
hit the bull's-eye What does "hit the bull's-eye" mean?	achieve your goal perfectly	achieve your goal perfectlyWe hit the bull's-eye when our sales target was met for the year.
lead the way What does "lead the way" mean?	go first and show others how to go somewhere, guide someone	I had to lead the way because nobody knew where the new office was located.
to show good faith What does "to show good faith" mean?	to demonstrate good intentions or good will	We always show good faith when we meet the opposing side in our contract negotiations.
mend fences with (someone) What does "mend fences with (someone)" mean?	do something to repair a relationship after a fight or other problem	I made an effort to mend fences with my friend after our recent fight.
Just for the record What does "Just for the record" mean?	If something is said to be just for the record, the person is saying it so that people know but does not necessarily agree with or support it.
sail under false colors What does "sail under false colors" mean?	to pretend to be something that one is not (a pirate ship used to disguise itself as an ordinary ship by using a false flag)	The head of the company is sailing under false colors and he does not really understand how the company works.

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Army Brat Idiom