MIA Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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MIA What does MIA mean?	Missing In Action	Missing In ActionAccording to some people in the United States there are still some MIA soldiers in Vietnam.
	Some Random Idioms
pencil-pusher What does "pencil-pusher" mean?	clerk; bureaucrat; office worker
on the hot seat What does "on the hot seat" mean?	to be subject to much criticism/questioning	I was on the hot seat when my supervisor began to ask what had happened to the broken computer.
divide (something) fifty-fifty What does "divide (something) fifty-fifty" mean?	to divide something into two equal parts	We divided the money that we won fifty-fifty.
broad in the beam What does "broad in the beam" mean?	wide hips or large buttocks	The woman is broad in the beam but she does not worry about it at all.
two bricks shy of a load What does "two bricks shy of a load" mean?	to be not very smart or clever	The man is two bricks shy of a load and he is very hard to deal with.

in a pig`s eye What does "in a pig`s eye" mean?	unlikely, not so, never	Never in a pig`s eye will my friend be able to save enough money to go to Mexico for the winter.
know (someone or something) like a book/like an open book What does "know (someone or something) like a book/like an open book" mean?	know someone or something very well	I know the personality of my friend like a book.
have a big mouth What does "have a big mouth" mean?	be a person who gossips or tells secrets	My friend has a big mouth so I don't like to tell him any secrets.

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MIA Idiom