Hold Your Horses Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Hold your horses What does Hold your horses mean?	If someone tells you to hold your horses, you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down.
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pay an arm and a leg (for something) What does "pay an arm and a leg (for something)" mean?	to pay too much money for something	I paid an arm and a leg for the new frames for my glasses.

cock-sucker What does "cock-sucker" mean?	worthless, unappealing person (usually said of a man)	You are such a cock-sucker that I can't believe it. Leave me the fuck alone!
cue (someone) in What does "cue (someone) in" mean?	to tell someone what is going on	I did not know what to do until somebody cued me in on what was happening.
Take the floor What does "Take the floor" mean?	Start talking or giving a speech to a group
call a spade a spade What does "call a spade a spade" mean?	to speak bluntly	The supervisor called a spade a spade when he criticized the employee for being lazy.
make merry What does "make merry" mean?	have fun, laugh and celebrate	We decided to go to a nice restaurant and make merry for the evening.

get one's feet wet What does "get one's feet wet" mean?	start a new project cautiously	start a new project cautiouslyBefore getting my feet wet I spent many months studying the plans for the new project.
fly by the seat of one`s pants What does "fly by the seat of one`s pants" mean?	to do a job instinctively rather than by using concrete information	I had to fly by the seat of my pants when my boss left me alone for one week.
all manner of (someone or something) What does "all manner of (someone or something)" mean?	all types of people or things	There were all manner of people at the party.
crank call What does "crank call" mean?	telephone call made to harrass or anger someone

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Hold Your Horses Idiom