American Idioms and Expressions

Just In The Nick Of Time Idiom

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Just in the nick of time What does Just in the nick of time mean?	If you do something in the nick of time, you just manage to do it just in time, with seconds to spare.
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as happy as a lark What does "as happy as a lark" mean?	very happy and cheerful	The boy was as happy as a lark when he received his birthday present.
up the river/creek with no paddle What does "up the river/creek with no paddle" mean?	in trouble and unable to do anything about it	I think that we are up the river with no paddle now that our car has run out of gasoline.

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