Nice As Pie Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Nice as pie What does Nice as pie mean?	If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. "After our argument, she was nice as pie!"
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one for the (record) books What does "one for the (record) books" mean?	a record-breaking act	The athlete's performance in the race was one for the record books.

off the cuff What does "off the cuff" mean?	to not prepare in advance what one will say	My father made a few remarks off the cuff when he was accepting the award from his company.
out on bail What does "out on bail" mean?	released from jail after you pay the bail bond money - the bail bond is the money that you must pay to guarantee that you will appear in court	The man was out on bail while he was waiting for his trial.
straighten out (someone or something) What does "straighten out (someone or something)" mean?	to cause someone's bad behavior to improve, to organize/fix something that is in confusion or disorder	I went to the bank to straighten out the problem with my credit card.
toss off (something) What does "toss off (something)" mean?	to drink something rapidly	We tossed off a couple of drinks before we went home for the evening.
break down (something) or break (something) down What does "break down (something) or break (something) down" mean?	to analyze something	We must break down these figures for further study.
go under the knife What does "go under the knife" mean?	to be operated on in surgery	The woman went under the knife at the hospital last evening.
let the chance slip by What does "let the chance slip by" mean?	lose the opportunity for something	My coworker let the chance slip by to learn a lot from his old job.
big gun What does "big gun" mean?	a powerful or important person.	This isn't working. It's time to bring in the big guns.

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Nice As Pie Idiom