How Come? Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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How come? What does How come? mean?	Why? (statement word order).	"How come you weren't at the party?"
How come? What does How come? mean?	why?	"How come you don`t telephone her if you want to talk to her?"
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make an exception (for someone) What does "make an exception (for someone)" mean?	suspend a rule for someone for one time	The security guard made an exception for me and allowed me to enter the parking lot after it was closed.

You can't take it with you. What does "You can't take it with you." mean?	use your money and enjoy life now because when you die it is no good	You can't take it with you and you should enjoy your money and life while you have the chance.
bargain for (something) What does "bargain for (something)" mean?	to anticipate something, to take something into account	The difficulty of the job was more than I had bargained for.
Full throttle What does "Full throttle" mean?	If you do something full throttle, you do it with as much speed and energy as you can.
chilled to the bone What does "chilled to the bone" mean?	very cold	I was chilled to the bone when I came in from the rain.
jolt to a stop What does "jolt to a stop" mean?	stop moving suddenly which causes a jolt	The train jolted to a stop when the engineer put the brakes on.

find (someone) guilty What does "find (someone) guilty" mean?	decide that someone is guilty in a court of law	The judge found the young man guilty of breaking and entering a small store.
write off (a loan/debt) What does "write off (a loan/debt)" mean?	to remove a loan/debt from a business record, to cancel a debt	It was impossible for the bank to collect the money so they were forced to write off the loan.

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How Come? Idiom