Head Is Mince Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Head is mince What does Head is mince mean?	(Scot) When someone's thoughts are in a state of abject confusion, especially when facing a severe dilemma, their head is mince.
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boys in the backroom What does "boys in the backroom" mean?	a group of men making decisions behind the scenes	The boys in the backroom told us that the factory will close next year.
flirt with the idea of (doing something) What does "flirt with the idea of (doing something)" mean?	to think about doing something	We flirted with the idea of buying a new house but we decided not to.
face-to-face What does "face-to-face" mean?	in person, in the same location	The soccer star had a face-to-face meeting with his new team yesterday.
wear more than one hat What does "wear more than one hat" mean?	to have more than one set of responsibilities	Our teacher wears more than one hat. She is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.
get one's wires crossed What does "get one's wires crossed" mean?	to get confused about something	We got our wires crossed and we both went to different places for our meeting.
Just in the nick of time What does "Just in the nick of time" mean?	If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.

security against (something) What does "security against (something)" mean?	something that keeps something safe, protection against something	The money in the bank is my security against losing my job in the future.
Back to back What does "Back to back" mean?	If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
rat on What does "rat on" mean?	inform, snitch, or tell on somebody
chalk (something) up to (something) What does "chalk (something) up to (something)" mean?	to recognize something as the cause of something else	We were able to chalk our success up to our new boat.

American Idioms and Expressions

Head Is Mince Idiom