Lose Your Lunch Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Lose your lunch What does Lose your lunch mean?	(UK) If you lose your lunch, you vomit.
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discretion is the better part of valor What does "discretion is the better part of valor" mean?	it is better to be careful and use discretion than to be too courageous and take unnecessary risks	Discretion is the better part of valor and the man decided not to make a complaint against his company.

make one`s own way What does "make one`s own way" mean?	rely on one`s own abilities	His father wants him to join the family business but he wants to make his own way and do something different.
sweat bullets/blood What does "sweat bullets/blood" mean?	to be nervous, to be very worried	I was sweating bullets during the job interview.
sell out What does "sell out" mean?	to sell all of a product	Every year our company is able to sell out most of our summer goods.
newbie What does "newbie" mean?	person who is new to a situation

give (someone) a piece of one`s mind What does "give (someone) a piece of one`s mind" mean?	to scold someone angrily, to say what one really thinks of someone (especially when they have behaved badly)	I gave the store manager a piece of my mind when I told him about the bad product.
layaway plan What does "layaway plan" mean?	a plan in which someone pays part of some money that is owed and then pays the rest later and the store keeps the item until the full price has been paid	I decided to buy the television set on the department store`s layaway plan.
learn to live with (something) What does "learn to live with (something)" mean?	learn to adapt to something unpleasant or painful	My mother and father must learn to live with not having a supermarket next door to them.
draw blood What does "draw blood" mean?	to make a wound that bleeds, to anger someone	The politician was very careful not to draw blood during the debate.
as cocky as the king of spades What does "as cocky as the king of spades" mean?	boastful, overly proud	My friend is as cocky as the king of spades. He thinks that he can do anything.
poky What does "poky" mean?	prison; jail

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Lose Your Lunch Idiom