Get Your Goat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Get your goat What does Get your goat mean?	If something gets your goat, it annoys you.
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until the cows come home What does "until the cows come home" mean?	until very late, for a long time	We can talk until the cows come home this evening.

junk mail What does "junk mail" mean?	unsolicited mail (usually advertisements for something you're not interested in).	"I didn't have any letters today--only junkmail."
hang-up What does "hang-up" mean?	problem; obsessoin; concern(s)
take after (someone) What does "take after (someone)" mean?	to resemble or act like someone (usually a parent or relative)	The boy is tall and handsome like his father and takes after him in other ways as well.
take (someone or somewhere) by storm What does "take (someone or somewhere) by storm" mean?	to win the favor of someone or somewhere, to become popular with a group of people	The new rock band took the country by storm.

do one`s thing What does "do one`s thing" mean?	to do what one wants to do and enjoys doing	My friend enjoys doing his thing when and where he chooses.
spill the beans What does "spill the beans" mean?	to tell a secret	My friend promised not to spill the beans about my plans to get married.
smash hit What does "smash hit" mean?	a very successful performance/song/play/movie	Many of the Star War movies were smash hits.
packed in like sardines What does "packed in like sardines" mean?	to be packed very tightly	The commuters on the train were packed in like sardines during the morning rush hour.
one's tail between one`s legs What does "one's tail between one`s legs" mean?	feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened or defeated dog as it walks away)	The man left the meeting with his tail between his legs after he was criticized by the company president.

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