American Idioms and Expressions

Clean Bill Of Health Idiom

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Clean bill of health
What does Clean bill of health mean?
To be found healthy.I visited the doctor today and was given a clean bill of health.
This widely used term has its origins in the "Bill of Health", a document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure.
clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
the assurance that an animal or person is healthyThe astronaut was given a clean bill of health before he began training.
clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
a report or certificate that a person or animal is healthyThe doctor gave me a clean bill of health when I visited him last month.
clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
the assurance that an animal or person is healthy The astronaut was given a clean bill of health before he began training.

clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
a report or certificate that a person or animal is healthy My doctor gave me a clean bill of health when I visited him last month.


Some Random Idioms
get one's day in court
What does "get one's day in court" mean?
to get an opportunity to say or explain something in court, to get a chance to give one's opinion in court The man was happy because he finally got his day in court.

to be talked out
What does "to be talked out" mean?
to be tired of talking, to be unable to talk anymoreI was talked out and had little to say for the rest of the dinner party.
brew
What does "brew" mean?
coffee; beer
hopped up
What does "hopped up" mean?
under the influence of drugs
get nowhere fast
What does "get nowhere fast" mean?
to make no progress We are getting nowhere fast in our effort to convince our boss to give us a holiday.

ambo
What does "ambo" mean?
ambulance
fair-weather friend
What does "fair-weather friend" mean?
a person who is a friend only during good timesHe is a fair-weather friend and you cannot rely on him if you have a problem.
out of keeping with (something)
What does "out of keeping with (something)" mean?
to be not following the rules of somethingThe early lunch was out of keeping with our policy of working until early afternoon before we had a break.
lose one's grip
What does "lose one's grip" mean?
to lose control of a situation The young teacher seems to be losing her grip on the situation in her classroom.

bury the hatchet
What does "bury the hatchet" mean?
to stop arguing and become friendly with someone My friend buried the hatchet with his brother and they are now friendly again.

Was my face red!
What does "Was my face red!" mean?
I was very embarrassed. "When I got to the meeting I noticed that I was wearing one black sock and one brown one. Was my face red!"
slip of the tongue
What does "slip of the tongue" mean?
a mistake of saying something that one did not want to say, an error of speechI made a slip of the tongue when I told the unpopular woman that we will have a party soon.

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