Jet Set Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Jet set What does Jet set mean?	Very wealthy people who travel around the world to attend parties or functions are the jet set.
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out of one's mind/head/senses What does "out of one's mind/head/senses" mean?	to be crazy/irrational/silly	The woman is out of her mind and she is always doing something crazy.

jerk off What does "jerk off" mean?	waste time or energy; do little or nothing
piss around What does "piss around" mean?	spend time doing minor, irrelevant things
Drop dead! What does "Drop dead!" mean?	Go away!, to stop bothering someone	I told my brother to drop dead when he came into my room and now he is angry at me.
ask for the moon What does "ask for the moon" mean?	to ask for too much	The woman is asking for the moon. She will never get what she wants.

dog and pony show What does "dog and pony show" mean?	a display or demonstration used to gain approval for something	The politician put on a dog and pony show to make people forget about the scandal.
tighten one`s belt What does "tighten one`s belt" mean?	to live on less money than usual	We decided to tighten our belt and try to save up some money for a holiday.
get off to a flying start What does "get off to a flying start" mean?	to have a successful beginning	The new restaurant got off to a flying start when many people came during the first weekend.
not know whether/if one is coming or going What does "not know whether/if one is coming or going" mean?	to be very confused	My friend did not know whether he was coming or going after he got off the long airplane flight.
as bald as a baby's backside What does "as bald as a baby's backside" mean?	completely bald	The man who works in the post office is as bald as a baby's backside.

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Jet Set Idiom