MEGO Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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MEGO What does MEGO mean?	my eyes glaze over
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out of the blue What does "out of the blue" mean?	to be unexpected, to come from nowhere	From out of the blue I asked my girlfriend if she wanted to get married.

Basket case What does "Basket case" mean?	If something is a basket case, it is so bad that it cannot be helped.
die off What does "die off" mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off soon after we moved to a new apartment.
shake/quake in one's boots What does "shake/quake in one's boots" mean?	to be afraid, to shake from fear	The little boy was shaking in his boots when the large dog approached him.
so quiet you can hear a pin drop What does "so quiet you can hear a pin drop" mean?	very quiet	It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop when the woman stood up to speak about her cancer operation.
invasion of (someone's) privacy What does "invasion of (someone's) privacy" mean?	intrude and cause someone to lose their privacy	It was an invasion of our privacy when the supervisor asked us to open the mail that we received in the company.

buzz-kill What does "buzz-kill" mean?	a wet blanket; someone or something that ends fun or good mood
dead end What does "dead end" mean?	the end of a road, an impasse	The negotiations between the players and the owners have come to a dead end.
tipple What does "tipple" mean?	drink alcohol regularly
word for word What does "word for word" mean?	in exactly the same words	I described word for word exactly what had happened before the accident.

American Idioms and Expressions

MEGO Idiom