Closed Book To Me Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Closed book to me What does Closed book to me mean?	If a subject is a closed book to you, it is something that you don't understand or know anything about.
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skanky What does "skanky" mean?	ugly; disgusting (said mostly about women)

not up to scratch/snuff What does "not up to scratch/snuff" mean?	to be not adequate	My uncle's golf game is not up to scratch and he always gets a bad score.
put on the feed bag What does "put on the feed bag" mean?	to eat a meal	I put on the feed bag as soon as I got home last night.
on the block What does "on the block" mean?	to be for sale, to go on sale	After we bought the company we put some of the equipment on the block.
Cock and bull story What does "Cock and bull story" mean?	A cock and bull story is a lie someone tells that is completely unbelievable.
hit (someone) below the belt What does "hit (someone) below the belt" mean?	to do something in an unfair or cowardly way	My friend was hitting below the belt when he criticized me after I told him my true feelings on the matter.
run interference What does "run interference" mean?	intervene on behalf of someone to protect them from something (from American football)	intervene on behalf of someone to protect them from something (from American football)They ran interference on their top salesman to protect him from the scandal.

hand a verdict/decision down (to someone) What does "hand a verdict/decision down (to someone)" mean?	to announce or deliver a legal decision or verdict in a court	The court clerk announced that the judge would hand the verdict down in the morning.
have one's nose in (something) What does "have one's nose in (something)" mean?	to have unwelcome interest in something, to have impolite curiosity about something	My boss always has his nose in the business of other people so he is not very well-liked.
grub What does "grub" mean?	food; meal
as if What does "as if" mean?	in the same way that something would be, that	The drink tastes as if it were made with orange juice.

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Closed Book To Me Idiom