DUI Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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DUI What does DUI mean?	Driving Under the Influence	Driving Under the InfluenceThe man was sent to jail for several months on a charge of DUI.
	Some Random Idioms
come to a standstill What does "come to a standstill" mean?	to stop	The circus came to a standstill when the elephant escaped from his cage.

poser What does "poser" mean?	person who pretends to be what he or she is not
Go the whole hog What does "Go the whole hog" mean?	If you go the whole hog, you do something completely or to its limits.
on the mend What does "on the mend" mean?	to be in the process of healing or becoming better	He broke his leg last week but it is now on the mend.
on hold What does "on hold" mean?	to be waiting, to be temporarily halted	The construction of the building is on hold while the city engineers finish their inspection.
go wrong What does "go wrong" mean?	to fail	Things began to go wrong as soon as our camping trip began.

give birth What does "give birth" mean?	to have a baby	The woman gave birth to a baby boy last night.
arm in arm What does "arm in arm" mean?	to be linked together by the arms	The young girls walked arm in arm to school.
paint the town red What does "paint the town red" mean?	to go out and party and have a good time	We decided to go out and paint the town red after we passed our exams.
air ball What does "air ball" mean?	a throw in basketball that entirely misses the net.	Air balls all the time. You can't ever make a shot.
in the groove What does "in the groove" mean?	at one`s best, doing something very well	We are finally in the groove and should be able to finish this job by early next week.

American Idioms and Expressions

DUI Idiom