Full Throttle Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Full throttle What does Full throttle mean?	If you do something full throttle, you do it with as much speed and energy as you can.
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all eyes are on (someone or something) What does "all eyes are on (someone or something)" mean?	everyone is waiting eagerly for someone to appear or something to happen	All eyes were on the singer when he walked onto the stage.
green thumb What does "green thumb" mean?	a talent for gardening, the ability to make things grow	My sister's husband has a green thumb and has a very beautiful garden.
Scales fall from your eyes What does "Scales fall from your eyes" mean?	When the scales fall from your eyes, you suddenly realise the truth about something.
tongue in cheek What does "tongue in cheek" mean?	jokingly, insincerely, mockingly, not really meaning something	The comment by our teacher was tongue in cheek and she did not mean it.
feel (something) in one's bones What does "feel (something) in one's bones" mean?	to sense something	I feel it in my bones that I will win the lottery this month.

had best (do something) What does "had best (do something)" mean?	should do something, ought to do something	I had best go home soon as I want to get up early tomorrow morning.
nuts What does "nuts" mean?	testicles
touch base with someone What does "touch base with someone" mean?	briefly meet or make contact with someone	briefly meet or make contact with someoneI touched base with my uncle before he left on his trip to Mexico.

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