Bird's Eye View Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Bird's eye view What does Bird's eye view mean?	If you have a bird's eye view of something, you can see it perfectly clearly.
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in the pink (of condition) What does "in the pink (of condition)" mean?	in very good health	My grandmother was in the pink of condition when I saw her.
take off one's hat to (someone) What does "take off one's hat to (someone)" mean?	to offer praise for someone's good accomplishments	You have to take off your hat to the person who organized the sporting event.
come down in the world What does "come down in the world" mean?	to lose one's social position	My father came down in the world when he decided to change jobs.
die out What does "die out" mean?	to die or disappear slowly until gone, to not exist anymore	The campfire slowly died out and we went to bed. Dinosaurs died out many years ago.
cut What does "cut" mean?	adulterate drugs
Sleep like a baby What does "Sleep like a baby" mean?	If you sleep very well, you sleep like a baby.
on hand What does "on hand" mean?	nearby, available, in one's possession	We did not have a screwdriver on hand so we could not fix the stove.
break up What does "break up" mean?	end a relationship	end a relationshipThey broke up after dating for more than three years.
wack off What does "wack off" mean?	masturbate (said of men)
spoon-feed (someone) What does "spoon-feed (someone)" mean?	to help or care for someone too much when you are trying to teach him or her something	We had to spoon-feed the new employee when we were teaching him about the new computer system.

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Bird's Eye View Idiom