American Idioms and Expressions

BYOB Idiom

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BYOB What does BYOB mean?	Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drink	Bring Your Own Bottle - used for a party or dinner where each person must bring something to drinkI decided to have a dinner party at my house next week and told everyone that it was BYOB.
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bounce a check What does "bounce a check" mean?	to write a check in which you do not have enough money in your bank account	The young man bounced a check when he tried to pay his rent.

sniffer What does "sniffer" mean?	nose
in the act of (doing something) What does "in the act of (doing something)" mean?	while doing something	The man was arrested in the act of stealing money from the cash register in the store.
believe one`s eyes What does "believe one`s eyes" mean?	to believe what one is seeing	We could not believe our eyes when we saw the three bears on the highway.
Nip at the bit What does "Nip at the bit" mean?	If someone is nipping at the bit, they are anxious to get something done and don't want to wait.
bring (something) off or bring off (something) What does "bring (something) off or bring off (something)" mean?	to make something happen	The students tried hard to bring off a successful dance to collect money for their club.
one in a hundred What does "one in a hundred" mean?	one among one hundred of something	About one in a hundred of the products are defective.
quick buck What does "quick buck" mean?	profit rapidly and readily earned
fritter (something) away or fritter away (something) What does "fritter (something) away or fritter away (something)" mean?	to waste something little by little	The man frittered away the money that he had won in the contest. from Idioms

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