American Idioms and Expressions

Laugh To See A Pudding Crawl Idiom

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Laugh to see a pudding crawl What does Laugh to see a pudding crawl mean?	(UK) Someone who would laugh to see a pudding crawl is easily amused and will laugh at anything.
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tall in the saddle What does "tall in the saddle" mean?	proud; pleased; self-satisfied

Brush under the carpet What does "Brush under the carpet" mean?	If you brush something under the carpet, you are making an attempt to ignore it, or hide it from others.
a flight of fancy What does "a flight of fancy" mean?	an idea that is out of touch with reality or possibility	It was a flight of fancy that we would think of trying to climb Mt. Everest.
kook What does "kook" mean?	peculiar, eccentric person
One-trick pony What does "One-trick pony" mean?	A one-trick pony is someone who does one thing well, but has limited skills in other areas.
You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. What does "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." mean?	You do a favor for me and I'll do a favor for you.	"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours," I said to my customer as we tried to reach a new sales agreement for our product.
Go play in traffic What does "Go play in traffic" mean?	This is used as a way of telling someone to go away.
crackers What does "crackers" mean?	mentally unstable; nuts; crazy

touch base with someone What does "touch base with someone" mean?	briefly meet or make contact with someone	briefly meet or make contact with someoneI touched base with my uncle before he left on his trip to Mexico.
out of pocket What does "out of pocket" mean?	from one's own resources
run for one's life What does "run for one's life" mean?	to run away to save one's life	I ran for my life when I met the bear on the camping trip.
in a nutshell What does "in a nutshell" mean?	briefly, in a few words	We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell about the plans for our company. pie Idioms

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