American Idioms and Expressions

Meet Your Match Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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Meet your match
What does Meet your match mean?
If you meet your match, you meet a person who is at least as good if not better than you are at something.

Some Random Idioms
see (someone) home
What does "see (someone) home" mean?
to accompany someone homeI saw my cousin home after her visit last evening.
GP
What does "GP" mean?
General Practitioner - a general doctor General Practitioner - a general doctorI went to see a GP when I broke my leg last summer.
dressed to the nines/teeth
What does "dressed to the nines/teeth" mean?
to be dressed elegantlyThe movie stars were dressed to the nines during the awards ceremony.
let the chips fall where they may
What does "let the chips fall where they may" mean?
not worry about the results of your actionsI am not going to worry about whether the company will go bankrupt or not. I will let the chips fall where they may.
pay off
What does "pay off" mean?
to succeed, to yield good resultsI hope that our plans for the new business will pay off.
in the market for (something)
What does "in the market for (something)" mean?
wanting or ready to buy somethingI am in the market for a new computer as my old one is too slow.
down the line
What does "down the line" mean?
straight ahead, in the futureThere will be many changes in our company down the line.
balls
What does "balls" mean?
Indicates disbelief or rejection. Oh balls! I can't believe I lost my wallet.
stick around
What does "stick around" mean?
to stay or wait nearby for somethingWe decided to stick around after the game and talk for awhile.
Hope in hell
What does "Hope in hell" mean?
If something hasn't got a hope in hell, it stands absolutely no chance of succeeding.

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