American Idioms and Expressions

Hot As Blue Blazes Idiom

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Hot as blue blazes
What does Hot as blue blazes mean?		 If something's as hot as blue blazes, it's extremely hot.

Some Random Idioms
get ahold of (someone or something)
What does "get ahold of (someone or something)" mean?		 to make contact with someone, to obtain something I have been trying very hard to get ahold of my old high school teacher.

run away with (someone)
What does "run away with (someone)" mean?		 to go away with someone, to elope with someoneThe girl ran away with her boyfriend and got married.
a course of action
What does "a course of action" mean?		 the procedures that will be followed to do somethingWe decided on our course of action before we told our boss about our decision.
get over (something)
What does "get over (something)" mean?		 to overcome a difficulty, to recover from an illness or shock The woman is having trouble getting over her father`s death.

jack up the price of (something)
What does "jack up the price of (something)" mean?		 to make a price higher The steel company will jack up the price of steel at the beginning of the year.

find oneself
What does "find oneself" mean?		 to discover what one's talents and preferences are, to find one's purpose in life The woman went to Europe to try and find herself.

come to terms
What does "come to terms" mean?		 to reach an agreementAfter negotiating all night the government and the company came to terms on an arrangement for the new water system.
call on (someone) to speak
What does "call on (someone) to speak" mean?		 to ask someone to speak, to give someone permission to speak at a meeting The chairman called on me to speak at the meeting.

as is
What does "as is" mean?		 in whatever condition something happens to be We bought the old sofa as is. It was very cheap.

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