In My Book Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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In my book What does In my book mean?	This idiom means 'in my opinion'.
	Some Random Idioms
shoot from the hip What does "shoot from the hip" mean?	to speak directly and frankly, to fire a gun that is held at one's side and against one's hip	Our manager always shoots from the hip and everyone likes her because of that.

See you anon What does "See you anon" mean?	(UK) If somebody says this when leaving, they expect to see you again soon.
make oneself scarce What does "make oneself scarce" mean?	leave quickly, go away	I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.
in general What does "in general" mean?	in most situations or circumstances	In general, most of the people in our apartment are happy with the new manager.
grunt work What does "grunt work" mean?	hard and thankless work	I am often forced to do the grunt work at my company.
Shoot your wad What does "Shoot your wad" mean?	When you have shot your wad, you have expended everything and have no more to say or do about a matter.
beyond measure What does "beyond measure" mean?	to be more than can be measured	The man's love for his city was beyond measure.
bark up the wrong tree What does "bark up the wrong tree" mean?	to make a wrong assumption about something	The police are barking up the wrong tree in their investigation of the criminal.
hit (someone) up for (something) What does "hit (someone) up for (something)" mean?	ask someone for something	My friend tried to hit me up for some money but I said no.
take the words out of (someone`s) mouth What does "take the words out of (someone`s) mouth" mean?	to say something that someone else was going to say	The man took the words out of my mouth when he answered the question.
effing What does "effing" mean?	fucking

American Idioms and Expressions

In My Book Idiom