Head On A Spike Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Head on a spike What does Head on a spike mean?	If someone wants a head on a spike, they want to be able to destroy or really punish a person.
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on hand What does "on hand" mean?	to be available	I am sorry but I do not have any aspirin on hand at the moment.

open the door to (something) What does "open the door to (something)" mean?	to permit or allow something to become a possibility	The new sports program opened the door to many possibilities in getting the students involved in physical activity.
jumping-off place/point What does "jumping-off place/point" mean?	the starting place of a long trip, start of something	We gathered early in the morning at the jumping-off place for our hike to the mountains.
in stock What does "in stock" mean?	in supply and available to buy / sell.	"I'm sorry, but we just sold our last pair of hikingboots. If you come backat the end of the week, however, we should have some more instock.
Watery grave What does "Watery grave" mean?	If someone has gone to a watery grave, they have drowned.
go with the flow What does "go with the flow" mean?	to proceed in an easy manner with what others are doing	I usually go with the flow and never disagree with my friends.
have bats in one's belfry What does "have bats in one's belfry" mean?	to be a little bit crazy	I think that our neighbor has bats in her belfry.

crack a book What does "crack a book" mean?	to open a book to study	I did not crack a book until the last week of classes.
dwell on (something) What does "dwell on (something)" mean?	to think or talk about something all the time	I wish that my friend would not dwell on his personal problems.
you are only young once What does "you are only young once" mean?	enjoy life while you are young and before you must face the responsibilities of life	The young man's grandmother believed that you are only young once and encouraged her grandson to do many new things in his life.
In another's shoes What does "In another's shoes" mean?	It is difficult to know what another person's life is really like, so we don't know what it is like to be in someone's shoes.
bigwig What does "bigwig" mean?	an important person, a leader	Some of the bigwigs of our company came to visit our factory.

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Head On A Spike Idiom