American Idioms and Expressions

How So? Idiom

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How so? What does How so? mean?	how is it so?	"I know that you think that the answer is wrong but how so?"
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guest of honor What does "guest of honor" mean?	the special person for whom a party or ceremony is held	My father was the guest of honor at the company banquet.

afraid of one's own shadow What does "afraid of one's own shadow" mean?	to be easily frightened	The small dog is afraid of his own shadow. after Idioms
many hands make light work What does "many hands make light work" mean?	a job is done easily if a lot of people share in the work	Many hands make light work and when the three men worked together they were able to quickly finish moving the furniture.
in one`s face What does "in one`s face" mean?	abruptly, unexpectedly	The plan blew up in our face just as we were ready to start.
flash-to-bang time What does "flash-to-bang time" mean?	interval from an artillery gunâ€™s recoil to the explosion of the shell fired (the shorter, the better in combat)
sink into despair What does "sink into despair" mean?	to grieve or to become depressed	The woman sank into despair when she learned that she had lost her job.
give (someone) the runaround What does "give (someone) the runaround" mean?	to give someone excuses and delays	We tried to get a refund for our airplane tickets but the company gave us the runaround.
freeze (someone) out or freeze out (someone) What does "freeze (someone) out or freeze out (someone)" mean?	to prevent someone from getting a share in something by unfriendly or dishonest treatment	The man froze his partner out of the profits from the sale of the land.

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