Chalk And Cheese Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Chalk and cheese What does Chalk and cheese mean?	Things, or people, that are like chalk and cheese are very different and have nothing in common.
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in agreement What does "in agreement" mean?	in harmony, agreeing	All of the members of the team were in agreement regarding the training schedule of the coach.

skeleton in one`s closet What does "skeleton in one`s closet" mean?	a family secret that one does not like to talk about	I heard that the politician has a skeleton in his closet that he does not want to talk about.
in black and white What does "in black and white" mean?	in writing	I want to get the information in black and white before I go to the meeting.
jump to conclusions What does "jump to conclusions" mean?	decide something too quickly and without thinking about it or considering all the facts.	A: "Angela just doesn't like me. She won't even sayhello."B: "You're jumping to conclusions. Actually, she's very shy."
by the skin of one`s teeth What does "by the skin of one`s teeth" mean?	by a very small margin, barely	I arrived at the train station and was on time by the skin of my teeth.
a crying shame What does "a crying shame" mean?	a very unfortunate situation	It was a crying shame that the class trip to Spain was cancelled.
knock (something) off What does "knock (something) off" mean?	finish/do something (often in haste or carelessly)	The small furniture company is able to knock off many tables very fast.
loaded for bear What does "loaded for bear" mean?	very angry	The man was loaded for bear when he went in to see the supervisor.

make (someone's) hair stand on end What does "make (someone's) hair stand on end" mean?	cause someone to be very frightened	The sound of the screaming woman made my hair stand on end.
get (someone or something) out of one's mind/head What does "get (someone or something) out of one's mind/head" mean?	to forget about someone or something	It took me several months to get my old girlfriend out of my mind.
cakewalk What does "cakewalk" mean?	something simple, easy, or straight-forward.	Total cakewalk, that test.
milk run What does "milk run" mean?	routine mission that is flown many times.	During WWII all we did was milk runs over Italy.
hold forth (on/about something) What does "hold forth (on/about something)" mean?	speak in public, talk about something	He was holding forth about taxes last night when I saw him in his office.

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Chalk And Cheese Idiom