Last Hurrah Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Last hurrah What does Last hurrah mean?	If an elderly person does something special before they die, it is a last hurrah.
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come out with (something) What does "come out with (something)" mean?	to say something, to make something known	The child has recently come out with many strange and funny expressions.
Blow your stack What does "Blow your stack" mean?	If you blow your stack, you lose your temper.
bring (someone) around What does "bring (someone) around" mean?	to restore someone to health or consciousness, to cure someone	The medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.
catch up to (someone or something) What does "catch up to (someone or something)" mean?	to move fast or work hard to reach someone or something that is ahead of you	After my illness, I had to study very hard to catch up to the rest of the class.
grist for the mill What does "grist for the mill" mean?	something that can be used for one's advantage	The information was grist for the mill of the salesman.
turn over What does "turn over" mean?	to do business to a certain amount of money/product	We turned over most of our stock last month.

fiddlesticks What does "fiddlesticks" mean?	drat; darn (used in place of shit to express anger or frustration)
turn one`s nose up at (someone or something) What does "turn one`s nose up at (someone or something)" mean?	to reject someone or something, to express scorn for someone or something	My sister turned up her nose at the chance to go to nursing school.
have one's work cut out for one What does "have one's work cut out for one" mean?	have a large and difficult task to do	We had our work cut out for us when we began to paint the house.
catch (someone) with their pants down What does "catch (someone) with their pants down" mean?	to surprise someone in an embarrassing situation or doing something that they should not be doing	The sales manager was caught with his pants down when he was asked for the sales figures that he did not have.

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Last Hurrah Idiom