American Idioms and Expressions

Butterflies In Your Stomach Idiom

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Butterflies in your stomach What does Butterflies in your stomach mean?	The nervous feeling before something important or stressful is known as butterflies in your stomach.
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dust-up What does "dust-up" mean?	fight; conflict.	I had a little dust-up with my boss yesterday.
Taste of your own medicine What does "Taste of your own medicine" mean?	If you give someone a taste of their own medicine, you do something bad to someone that they have done to you to teach them a lesson.
you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink) What does "you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)" mean?	you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to	You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort to find one. <
not show one's face What does "not show one's face" mean?	to not appear	We asked the man to not show his face at our restaurant if he was not going to behave properly.
bail What does "bail" mean?	abandon; depart; leave.	I bailed on my calculus class because I was tired.
pile of shit What does "pile of shit" mean?	lies
with an eye to (doing something) What does "with an eye to (doing something)" mean?	with the intention of doing something	The community center built their new building with an eye to renting it to other agencies in order to make money.
not by a long shot What does "not by a long shot" mean?	not at all	Not by a long shot was I able to find enough time to finish reading the book.

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