Jane Doe Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Jane Doe What does Jane Doe mean?	Jane Doe is a name given to an unidentified female who may be party to legal proceedings, or to an unidentified person in hospital, or dead. John Doe is the male equivalent.
	Some Random Idioms
get into something What does "get into something" mean?	become very interested in something
generous to a fault What does "generous to a fault" mean?	to be too generous	My friend is generous to a fault and he sometimes gives too much to his friends.
(live) hand-to-mouth What does "(live) hand-to-mouth" mean?	have only enough money for basic living	He was living a hand-to-mouth existence until he was finally able to find a job.
on approval What does "on approval" mean?	to buy something with the right to return it	We carefuly looked at the chair which we had bought on approval.
hand in hand What does "hand in hand" mean?	holding hands	The young couple walked hand in hand along the beach.
monkey see, monkey do What does "monkey see, monkey do" mean?	someone copies something that someone else does	It is always monkey see, monkey do for the boy. He copies everything that his friend does.

pull a boner What does "pull a boner" mean?	to do something stupid or silly	I pulled a boner when I sent the E-mail message to the wrong person.
layaway plan What does "layaway plan" mean?	a plan in which one pays some money as a downpayment and then pays a little more when one is able and the store holds the goods until the full price is paid	We bought our furniture on the layaway plan at the store.
look down one`s nose at (someone or something) What does "look down one`s nose at (someone or something)" mean?	show your dislike of someone or something	He always looks down his nose at the other members of his class.

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Jane Doe Idiom