American Idioms and Expressions

Early To Bed, Early To Rise, Makes A Man Healthy Wealthy And Wise Idiom

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Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
What does Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise mean?
It means that sleeping well and not staying up late will help you out physically and financially.

Some Random Idioms
break out
What does "break out" mean?
to become widespread suddenly An influenza epidemic broke out last month.
A fire broke out in the old building.

nine times out of ten
What does "nine times out of ten" mean?
almost alwaysNine times out of ten if you have a computer problem it is something small that can be easily fixed.
keep one's distance from (someone or something)
What does "keep one's distance from (someone or something)" mean?
maintain a certain distance from someone or somethingThe girl always keeps her distance from the other students in the class.
cool off/down
What does "cool off/down" mean?
to let one's anger die awayWhen the basketball players began to cool down they were allowed to play again.
Gorillas in the Mist
What does "Gorillas in the Mist" mean?
pissed; drunk; intoxicated
leave (someone) out in the cold
What does "leave (someone) out in the cold" mean?
exclude someoneWe made an effort not to leave my friend out in the cold when we were planning the birthday party.
in one`s shell
What does "in one`s shell" mean?
withdrawn, silent, not sociableWe are trying to get her out of her shell but she still doesn`t want to talk to anyone.
act as a guinea pig
What does "act as a guinea pig" mean?
to allow some kind of test to be performed on someone I was not happy to act as a guinea pig for the new training material.

John Wayne
What does "John Wayne" mean?
try to be a hero; be heroic; ham it up for the media
bod
What does "bod" mean?
body; physique (especially an appealing one). Look at that bod.
On the run
What does "On the run" mean?
If someone is on the run, they are avoiding arrest and hiding from the police.

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