Keep Your Head Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Keep your head What does Keep your head mean?	If you keep your head, you stay calm in times of difficulty.
	Some Random Idioms
hog What does "hog" mean?	use all of; use a great deal of; take up most or all of something.	Don't hog all the pizza. I want some too.

dead duck What does "dead duck" mean?	a person or a thing in a hopeless situation	The man is a dead duck and has no hope of regaining his former position.
five by five What does "five by five" mean?	idiom. okay; all's well; all's good; everything is fine.	Five by five. We're ready to start.
sack out What does "sack out" mean?	to go to bed, to go to sleep	I sacked out as soon as I arrived home last evening.
check on (someone or something) What does "check on (someone or something)" mean?	to examine someone or something in order to determine the condition of it/him/her	We always check on our baby before we go to sleep.
put/lay the finger on (someone) What does "put/lay the finger on (someone)" mean?	to accuse someone of doing something, to identify someone as the one who did something	The police put the finger on the young man as the main suspect for the crime.
speak with a forked tongue What does "speak with a forked tongue" mean?	to tell lies	The man speaks with a forked tongue and nobody trusts him.
what goes around comes around What does "what goes around comes around" mean?	justice will be served and you will get what you deserve	What goes around comes around and it is wise to maintain good relations with the people who you work with.

spread like wildfire What does "spread like wildfire" mean?	to spread rapidly and without control	The panic over the bad drinking water spread like wildfire throughout the city.
number one What does "number one" mean?	urination (used mostly by and about children).	Mom, I gotta go number one real bad.
putty in (someone's) hands What does "putty in (someone's) hands" mean?	very willing to do what someone else thinks or wants	The woman is putty in our hands and we can get everything that we want from her.
dark horse What does "dark horse" mean?	a political candidate who is little known to the general public	The woman candidate was a dark horse but she won the election easily.
itchy/itching palm What does "itchy/itching palm" mean?	a greedy character, a desire for money or tips	The police officer had an itching palm and received much money from criminals before he was arrested.
drop a bombshell What does "drop a bombshell" mean?	to announce some shocking news	The government dropped a bombshell when they announced that they were going to close the hospital.

American Idioms and Expressions

Keep Your Head Idiom