Jury's Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Jury's out What does Jury's out mean?	If the jury's out on an issue, then there is no general agreement or consensus on it.
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run interference What does "run interference" mean?	intervene on behalf of someone to protect them from something (from American football)	intervene on behalf of someone to protect them from something (from American football)They ran interference on their top salesman to protect him from the scandal.

great minds think alike What does "great minds think alike" mean?	someone has the same idea or says the same thing as you do and at the same time	Great minds think alike and just as I suggested that we go to a movie, my friend suggested the same thing.
caught with one's hand in the cookie jar What does "caught with one's hand in the cookie jar" mean?	to be caught doing something wrong or illegal	The woman was caught with her hand in the cookie jar when we saw her stealing office supplies.
Drag your feet What does "Drag your feet" mean?	If someone is dragging their feet, they are taking too long to do or finish something, usually because they don't want to do it.
Yen What does "Yen" mean?	If you have a yen to do something, you have a desire to do it.
elbow room What does "elbow room" mean?	enough space to be comfortable	The couple moved to the country in order to have more elbow room.
to hush up What does "to hush up" mean?	to be or make quiet, to stop talking/crying/making noise	The mother told her child to hush up when they were in the department store.

carry coals to Newcastle What does "carry coals to Newcastle" mean?	to bring something of which there is plenty, to duplicate something (Newcastle is a town in England where there is a lot of coal)	Bringing extra food to the farmer`s picnic was like bringing coals to Newcastle.
a show of hands What does "a show of hands" mean?	a vote for something which is done by people raising their hands	The students voted by a show of hands to go to the park after school.
drag What does "drag" mean?	puff of a cigarette

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Jury's Out Idiom