Baby Boomer Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Baby boomer What does Baby boomer mean?	A baby boomer is someone born in the years after the end of the Second World War, a period when the population was growing very fast.
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Breathe life into What does "Breathe life into" mean?	If you breathe life into something, you give people involved more energy and enthusiasm again. ('Breathe new life' is also used.)

all's well that ends well What does "all's well that ends well" mean?	if things are good in the end then we should be satisfied (from Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well)	All's well that ends well and although the storm was very bad the children arrived home safely.
mellow What does "mellow" mean?	at ease; calm; relaxed
Many hands make light work What does "Many hands make light work" mean?	a lot of help will make a job seem easy	Many hands make light work and having lots of people to help made the job easy.
give it to (someone) What does "give it to (someone)" mean?	to punish or scold someone	The father gave it to his son when the boy came back late with the car.
turn beet-red What does "turn beet-red" mean?	to become red in the face because you are embarrassed	The girl turned beet-red when her friend asked about her boyfriend.

a pack of lies What does "a pack of lies" mean?	a series of lies	Everything that the man said was a pack of lies and nobody believed him.
polish the apple What does "polish the apple" mean?	to flatter someone	Nobody likes the girl because she is always trying to polish the apple with her teacher.
bomb, the What does "bomb, the" mean?	something fantastic or wonderful.	Your party was the bomb.
wait on (someone) hand and foot What does "wait on (someone) hand and foot" mean?	serve someone in every possible way, do everything for someone	He always waits on his wife hand and foot.

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Baby Boomer Idiom