Dog's Dinner Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Dog's dinner What does Dog's dinner mean?	Something that is a dog's dinner is a real mess.
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armed to the teeth What does "armed to the teeth" mean?	to be fully armed, to have many weapons	The robbers were armed to the teeth when they robbed the bank.
If you'll pardon my French What does "If you'll pardon my French" mean?	(UK) This idiom is used as a way of apologising for swearing.
take out a loan What does "take out a loan" mean?	to get a loan of money	I had to take out a loan to buy the car.
in one's opinion What does "in one's opinion" mean?	according to one's belief or judgement	In my opinion, my aunt is the best cook in the world.

early on What does "early on" mean?	at an early stage	We had a meeting early on to try and solve the problem.
make up one`s mind What does "make up one`s mind" mean?	to choose what to do, to decide something	I have not been able to make up my mind about going to the party or not.
drop by What does "drop by" mean?	to visit someone	My uncle dropped by after work for a visit.
put the finger on (someone) What does "put the finger on (someone)" mean?	to accuse someone of doing something, to identify someone as the one who did something	The police put the finger on the young man as the main suspect for the crime.
swear on (something) What does "swear on (something)" mean?	to use something as the support or authority that what one is saying is the truth	The accused criminal was asked to swear on a religious text at the trial to make sure that he was telling the truth.

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Dog's Dinner Idiom