American Idioms and Expressions

Keep Your Powder Dry Idiom

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Keep your powder dry
What does Keep your powder dry mean?		 If you keep your powder dry, you act cautiously so as not to damage your chances.

Some Random Idioms
(the) high life
What does "(the) high life" mean?		 a luxurious existenceThey have been living the high life since they moved to Las Vegas.
fork out money for (something)
What does "fork out money for (something)" mean?		 to pay money for somethingI had to fork out much money to have my car fixed.
not long for this world
What does "not long for this world" mean?		 to be about to dieMy uncle is very sick and is not long for this world.
Third time's the charm
What does "Third time's the charm" mean?		 This is used when the third time one tries something, one achieves a successful outcome.
call it quits
What does "call it quits" mean?		 to stop, to finish I called it quits and went home for the day.

lip service
What does "lip service" mean?		 support shown by words only and not by actionThey paid lip service to the proposal but I don`t think that they really support it.
have other/bigger fish to fry
What does "have other/bigger fish to fry" mean?		 to have other more important things to do, to have other opportunities I have other fish to fry and I do not plan to spend any more time talking about my friend's problems.

talk turkey
What does "talk turkey" mean?		 to talk frankly, to talk businessI went to see my friend because I knew that it was time to talk turkey with him.
out of one's mind/head/senses
What does "out of one's mind/head/senses" mean?		 to be crazy/irrational/sillyThe woman is out of her mind and she is always doing something crazy.
What can sorry do?
What does "What can sorry do?" mean?		 This means that it is not enough to apologise.
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