Keep Your Pants On Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Keep your pants on What does Keep your pants on mean?	Calm down, be patient.	I will be off the telephone in a minute, so keep your pants on. Appears to suggest that one should calm down because romance is not imminent.
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float (someone) a loan What does "float (someone) a loan" mean?	to loan someone money	I asked the bank to float me a loan so that I could buy a new car.

YMCA What does "YMCA" mean?	Young Men's Christian Association	Young Men's Christian AssociationThe English classes at the YMCA were recommended to the students last year.
no flies on (someone) What does "no flies on (someone)" mean?	very fast or busy (too fast or busy for a fly to stay on someone)	There are no flies on my friend. He is always moving or going somewhere.
get ahead What does "get ahead" mean?	to advance or be successful	The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead.
hang up (the telephone) What does "hang up (the telephone)" mean?	place a telephone receiver back on the telephone and end the call	After I hung up the telephone I left home to go to work.
Time is on my side What does "Time is on my side" mean?	If time is on your side, you have the luxury of not having to worry about how long something will take.

Pull the fat from the fire What does "Pull the fat from the fire" mean?	If you pull the fat from the fire, you help someone in a difficult situation.
code What does "code" mean?	go into cardiac arrest and require resuscitation
Left in the dark What does "Left in the dark" mean?	If you are left in the dark about something, you aren't given the information that you should have.
blow (something) out of all proportion What does "blow (something) out of all proportion" mean?	to make a bigger issue about something than it really is	The problem was very small but the manager blew it out of all proportion.
out-of-pocket expenses What does "out-of-pocket expenses" mean?	the actual amount of money that someone spends for something	My out-of-pocket expenses for the business trip were very low.

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Keep Your Pants On Idiom