American Idioms and Expressions

Get Real! Idiom

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Get real!
What does Get real! mean?		Be realistic! / Don't be naive.A: "I'm going to Las Vegas. I know I'll win a lot ofmoney!"B: "Get real! You'll probably lose a lot of money!"

Some Random Idioms
defeat a motion
What does "defeat a motion" mean?		 to defeat an idea/proposal in a meetingOur opponents easily defeated the motion to change the hours for next week's convention.
fuck around
What does "fuck around" mean?		 spend time doing minor, irrelevant things. Don't fuck around anymore.
give out
What does "give out" mean?		 to be gone, to finishWe went camping for a week but our food gave out after only three days.
night owl
What does "night owl" mean?		 someone who likes to stay up very late at night My friend is a night owl and he loves to stay up late at night.

Swan Idioms



partial to (someone or something)
What does "partial to (someone or something)" mean?		 favoring or preferring someone or somethingOur boss is partial to the new person who recently began to work in our company.
aural sex
What does "aural sex" mean?		phone sex
pay a king's ransom (for something)
What does "pay a king's ransom (for something)" mean?		 to pay a great deal for somethingI had to pay a king's ransom for a ticket to the final basketball game.
lend (someone) an ear
What does "lend (someone) an ear" mean?		 to listen to what someone is saying I asked my friend to lend me an ear and listen to my problem.

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