Born To The Purple Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Born to the purple What does Born to the purple mean?	Someone who is born to the purple is born in a royal or aristocratic family. ("Born in the purple" is also used.)
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In all honesty What does "In all honesty" mean?	If you say something in all honesty, you are telling the complete truth. It can be used as a way of introducing a negative opinion whilst trying to be polite; in all honesty, I have to say that I wasn't very impressed.
rule of thumb What does "rule of thumb" mean?	a basic or accepted pattern or rule	It is a rule of thumb in our company that senior managers get bigger offices.
come to a dead end What does "come to a dead end" mean?	to be unable to go any further	We kept driving on the dirt road until we came to a dead end.
for the record What does "for the record" mean?	say something so that there will be a record of a particular fact	I was told, for the record, that my case had very little chance of succeeding in a court of law.
mark up (a price) What does "mark up (a price)" mean?	raise the price of something	The store marked up the price of the camping equipment at the beginning of the summer.
nickel and dime (someone) What does "nickel and dime (someone)" mean?	to charge many small amounts of money (which eventually equal a large amount of money)	The small repairs on my car are beginning to nickel and dime me.
hold all the trump cards/aces What does "hold all the trump cards/aces" mean?	have the best chance of winning, have full control	It will be difficult to do well in the negotiations with him as he holds all the trump cards.

show one`s (true) colors What does "show one`s (true) colors" mean?	to show what one is really like or is thinking	My friend is showing his true colors when he refuses to help me when I really need help.
If you'll pardon my French What does "If you'll pardon my French" mean?	(UK) This idiom is used as a way of apologising for swearing.
to the best of one's knowledge What does "to the best of one's knowledge" mean?	as far as one knows, from one's knowledge	To the best of my knowledge there have been no telephone calls for me today.
in great demand What does "in great demand" mean?	wanted by many people	The young pianist is in great demand by symphony orchestras around the world.
have (something) coming to (someone) What does "have (something) coming to (someone)" mean?	deserve punishment for something	The girl has the punishment coming to her because of what she did.

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Born To The Purple Idiom