Melting Pot Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Melting pot What does Melting pot mean?	A melting pot is a place where people from many ethnicities and nationalities live together.
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Lower the bar What does "Lower the bar" mean?	If people change the standards required to make things easier, they lower the bar.
drive up (a price) What does "drive up (a price)" mean?	to make the price of something increase	The cold weather is driving up the price of heating oil.
crack a joke What does "crack a joke" mean?	to tell a joke	The man was much fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes.
cut out (something) or cut (something) out What does "cut out (something) or cut (something) out" mean?	to eliminate something	My cousin decided to cut out chocolate in order to lose weight.
rub (someone's) nose in (something) What does "rub (someone's) nose in (something)" mean?	to remind someone of something that they have done wrong	The girl's supervisor always rubs the girl's nose in it when she makes a mistake.
Both ends meet What does "Both ends meet" mean?	If you make both ends meet, you live off the money you earn and don't go into debt.
pale/blue/green around the gills What does "pale/blue/green around the gills" mean?	to be looking sick	The man looked pale around the gills when he left the boat.
mark my word(s) What does "mark my word(s)" mean?	remember what I'm telling you	"Mark my words, if you do not finish your homework project you are not going to go out this weekend."
back of beyond What does "back of beyond" mean?	somewhere very remote	Every summer we go to the back of beyond for a camping trip.
head off (someone) What does "head off (someone)" mean?	get in front of and stop someone, turn someone back	In the movie the soldiers tried to head off the gang at the mountain pass.
How's tricks? What does "How's tricks?" mean?	This is used as a way of asking people how they are and how things have been going in their life.

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Melting Pot Idiom