Dog Tired Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Dog tired What does Dog tired mean?	If you are dog tired, you are exhausted.
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box What does "box" mean?	computer; desktop computer.	How many boxes do we have in storage now? Do any work?

put (someone) on hold What does "put (someone) on hold" mean?	to leave someone waiting during a telephone call	I phoned the bank and the receptionist put me on hold.
chicken feed What does "chicken feed" mean?	a small sum of money	The amount of money that I spent last night was chicken feed and I am not worried about it at all.
on credit What does "on credit" mean?	to be purchased by using credit	I purchased the stereo on credit.
Holy smoke! What does "Holy smoke!" mean?	This is a way of expressing surprise: "Holy smoke! Look at all of those geese!"
open up a can of worms What does "open up a can of worms" mean?	to create unnecessary complications	The dispute with our competitor opened up a can of worms about how to market our product.

sand box What does "sand box" mean?	Iraq (as of 2003; previously referred to Saudi Arabia)
abide by a decision What does "abide by a decision" mean?	to follow the orders that a court or judge has given	The company was forced to abide by the decision of the judge.
Cast your net widely What does "Cast your net widely" mean?	If you cast your net widely, you use a wide range of sources when trying to find something.
look good on paper What does "look good on paper" mean?	something appears to be a good plan (but maybe not in actual practice)	My supervisor's plan looks good on paper but in reality I don't think that it will be successful.
hot tot What does "hot tot" mean?	preadolescent girl who dresses and behaves in a shallow, sexual manner

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Dog Tired Idiom