Golden Rule Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Golden rule What does Golden rule mean?	The golden rule is the most essential or fundamental rule associated with something. Originally, it was not a general reference to an all purpose first rule applicable to many groups or protocols, but referred to a verse in the Bible about treating people they way you would want them to treat you, which was considered the First Rule of behavior towards all by all.
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top dog What does "top dog" mean?	the most important person in an organization	My uncle is the top dog in his company.

break into a cold sweat (about something) What does "break into a cold sweat (about something)" mean?	to become nervous or frightened about something	I broke into a cold sweat when I went to tell my teacher about my mistake.
call off (something) What does "call off (something)" mean?	to cancel something	The game was called off because of the rain.
tube What does "tube" mean?	ocean wave when breaking
throw good money after bad What does "throw good money after bad" mean?	to waste additional money after already wasting money on something	I do not want to throw good money after bad so I will not pay any more money to fix my car.
point of no return What does "point of no return" mean?	the halfway point, the point where it is too late to turn back	We reached the point of no return on our journey and decided that it would be impossible to turn back.
GPO What does "GPO" mean?	good for parts only
let out (something) What does "let out (something)" mean?	allow to be known, tell	They let out the details of the restructuring plan late last night so we haven`t had time to talk about them yet.
close one's eyes to (something) What does "close one's eyes to (something)" mean?	to ignore something, to pretend that something is not really happening	My father closed his eyes to the problems that were happening in his company.
hold (something) back What does "hold (something) back" mean?	keep information or something to or for oneself	Our boss is holding back the information about the new computer system.

American Idioms and Expressions

Golden Rule Idiom