Gramps Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Gramps What does Gramps mean?	Grand-father	Hey Gramps, "Will you take me fishing today?" Grand-father is often shortened to Gran'pa or simply Gramps. Take care not to refer to an older male in this fashion unless you have a relationship that permits this type of slang to be used or you might end up offending the older person.
	Some Random Idioms
drop someone a line What does "drop someone a line" mean?	: write to someone.	"I haven't written to my parents for a long time. I'dbetter drop them a linetoday or tomorrow."
sofa spud What does "sofa spud" mean?	lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
At the fore What does "At the fore" mean?	In a leading position
keep one`s cool What does "keep one`s cool" mean?	to stay/remain calm	I tried to keep my cool during the argument with my neighbor.
banana What does "banana" mean?	Asian person who adopts the lifestyle, attitudes, and such of White people
up to one's chin What does "up to one's chin" mean?	very busy with, deeply involved in something	He has been up to his chin in the project to build a new convention center.
a penny saved is a penny earned What does "a penny saved is a penny earned" mean?	money saved through spending wisely is just as valuable as the money that you earn by working	money saved through spending wisely is just as valuable as the money that you earn by workingA penny saved is a penny earned and it is just as important to be careful spending money as it is to earn money.
Rich as Croesus What does "Rich as Croesus" mean?	Someone who is as rich as Croesus is very wealthy indeed.
split (someone) up What does "split (someone) up" mean?	to separate two or more people (from one another)	The teacher had to split the two boys up because they were fighting.
on the whole What does "on the whole" mean?	in general	On the whole I think that it is a good idea but I would like to study it further.

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Gramps Idiom