MD Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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MD What does MD mean?	Doctor of Medicine	Doctor of MedicineShe received her MD when she was 26 years old and has been practicing medicine since then.
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throw out (someone) What does "throw out (someone)" mean?	to force someone to leave, to dismiss someone	The umpire threw out the coach for arguing with him.

vent one's spleen What does "vent one's spleen" mean?	to get rid of one's feelings of anger by attacking someone or something	I went for a coffee with one of my coworkers who spent the whole time venting her spleen about her job.
bounce What does "bounce" mean?	have a check fail to clear payment due to lack of funds.	My checked bounced because I forgot to put money into my account.
add insult to injury What does "add insult to injury" mean?	to make a person who already feels bad to feel worse, to make a bad situation worse	Our boss added insult to injury when she refused to let us use the Internet during lunch.
soft code What does "soft code" mean?	cardiac arrest for which no particular measures are taken due to the moribund condition of the patient
Raining cats and dogs What does "Raining cats and dogs" mean?	When it is raining cats and dogs, it is raining very heavily.
stand (something) on its head What does "stand (something) on its head" mean?	to show that an idea or argument is wrong and means the opposite of what it first seemed to mean, to change the way that people think about something	We stood the argument on its head with our intelligent argument against it.
boom box What does "boom box" mean?	portable cassette/CD player.	"Don't forget to bring your boom box to thepicnic!"
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.
brainstorm something What does "brainstorm something" mean?	try to develop an idea or think of new ideas	The students got into groups to brainstorm ideas for the school play.

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