Mind The Gap Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Mind the gap What does Mind the gap mean?	Mind the gap is an instruction used on the Underground in the UK to warn passengers to be careful when leaving the tube or train as there is quite a distance between the train and the platform.
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on the wagon What does "on the wagon" mean?	to be not drinking alcohol (usually used for someone who has a drinking problem)	He has been on the wagon for over seven months now.
spoon-feed (someone) What does "spoon-feed (someone)" mean?	to help someone too much when you are trying to teach him or her something	We had to spoon-feed the new employee who we were teaching about the new computer system.
touch on/upon (something) What does "touch on/upon (something)" mean?	to speak or write briefly about something	The news article about the company touched on their previous legal problems.
on the nose What does "on the nose" mean?	in exactly the right place/amount, at exactly the right time	I arrived at 3:00 on the nose.

snap at (someone) What does "snap at (someone)" mean?	to speak sharply or angrily to someone	The supervisor often snaps at people when he meets them in the morning.
get along in years What does "get along in years" mean?	to grow older	My parents are getting along in years but they are still very healthy.
to be safe What does "to be safe" mean?	to be cautious, to be careful	I took some extra money out of the bank just to be safe and have enough money for the weekend.

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Mind The Gap Idiom