Man Of The Cloth Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Man of the cloth What does Man of the cloth mean?	A man of the cloth is a priest.
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on foot What does "on foot" mean?	by walking	We decided to go downtown on foot.

put one's money where one's mouth is What does "put one's money where one's mouth is" mean?	to follow through with a stated intention	The company always says that they will buy a new computer for the secretary but they should put their money where their mouth is and buy it.
put (something) to good use What does "put (something) to good use" mean?	to be able to use something	We were able to put the new computer to good use when we finally got it.
sit in on (something) What does "sit in on (something)" mean?	to attend or participate in a meeting	Our boss sat in on our meeting so that he could learn what was happening.
flex one's muscles What does "flex one's muscles" mean?	do something that shows that you have power and intend to use it	The new president of our company was flexing his muscles when he threatened to close one of the factories.
becoming on/to (someone) What does "becoming on/to (someone)" mean?	to make someone look good	The red dress looked very becoming on my girlfriend.
Set in stone What does "Set in stone" mean?	If something is set in stone, it cannot be changed or altered.

sit in on (something) What does "sit in on (something)" mean?	to attend or participate in a meeting	Our boss sat in on our meeting so that he could learn what was happening.
dimple What does "dimple" mean?	dent in a car
tighten one`s belt What does "tighten one`s belt" mean?	to economize, to spend less money	I will have to tighten my belt until the economy improves.
kill two birds with one stone What does "kill two birds with one stone" mean?	to succeed in doing two things with only one action	"Let`s have the meeting when we come to town to go shopping so that we can kill two birds with one stone."
konk What does "konk" mean?	go to sleep; fall asleep

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Man Of The Cloth Idiom