BC Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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BC What does BC mean?	birth control
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get a bang out of (someone or something) What does "get a bang out of (someone or something)" mean?	to receive special pleasure from someone or something	My father gets a bang out of the funny birthday cards that we send him.

fall by the wayside What does "fall by the wayside" mean?	to give up or fail before the end of something	The man fell by the wayside and could no longer compete in the design competition.
poke about/around What does "poke about/around" mean?	to look or search for something or just look at things	I was poking about in several antique stores last weekend.
GMT What does "GMT" mean?	Greenwich Mean Time - a place in England used as the standard for time around the world	Greenwich Mean Time - a place in England used as the standard for time around the worldThe rocket will be launched at 10:00 AM tomorrow GMT.
chow What does "chow" mean?	food; meal
mope around What does "mope around" mean?	go about in a depressed state	The boy was forced to stay home and spent the morning moping around the house.
put one's dibs on (something) What does "put one's dibs on (something)" mean?	to lay a claim to something	I put my dibs on the most comfortable chair when I went to my friend's house.
ram (something) down (someone`s) throat What does "ram (something) down (someone`s) throat" mean?	to force someone to do or agree to something that they do not want or like	My friend is always ramming his opinions down our throats.
easy come, easy go What does "easy come, easy go" mean?	something that you easily acquire may be easily spent/lost/wasted	The man always found a new job easily but then he would often quit the job quickly. For him it was always easy come, easy go.

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