BLT Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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BLT What does BLT mean?	Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato - a type of sandwich	Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato - a type of sandwichWe went into the restaurant and ordered a BLT sandwich.
BLT What does BLT mean?	bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich
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get the short end of the stick What does "get the short end of the stick" mean?	to get less than others	I sometimes get the short end of the stick and I have to do more work than the other students.

rain check What does "rain check" mean?	a promise to repeat an invitation at a later date	I decided to take a rain check and will go to the restaurant with my friend another time.
Worse things happen at sea What does "Worse things happen at sea" mean?	This idiomatic expression is used as a way of telling someone not to worry so much about their problems.
laugh (someone or something) out of court What does "laugh (someone or something) out of court" mean?	to dismiss someone or something as ridiculous	The lawyer wanted to sue the man for kicking the dog but the judge laughed the case out of court.
in order to What does "in order to" mean?	for the purpose of	They have decided to close down the school for the summer in order to do some major repairs.
rock-bottom offer What does "rock-bottom offer" mean?	the lowest price that one can offer to buy something	The buyer made a rock-bottom offer to buy our product.

vent one's spleen What does "vent one's spleen" mean?	get rid of one's feelings of anger by attacking someone or something	I went for a coffee with one of my coworkers and she spent the whole time venting her spleen about her job.
give someone (or something) a second chance What does "give someone (or something) a second chance" mean?	try to save a relationship by forgiving and welcoming the other person back	try to save a relationship by forgiving and welcoming the other person backThe girl's boyfriend left her for several months but when he wanted to come back she was happy to give him a second chance.
old hand at (doing something) What does "old hand at (doing something)" mean?	someone who is experienced and very good at doing something	Our boss is an old hand at fixing computers.
bellyaching What does "bellyaching" mean?	act of complaining, griping, or criticizing something or somebody
have one's day in court What does "have one's day in court" mean?	to have an opportunity to say or explain something in court, to have a chance to give one's opinion in court	The business executive had his day in court and was cleared of any wrongdoing.

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