Not On Your Life! Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Not on your life! What does Not on your life! mean?	Absolutely not! (a strong "no").	A: "Someone said you cheated on the test. Didyou?"B: "Not on your life!"
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big Kahuna What does "big Kahuna" mean?	leader; head of a group; powerful person in an organization.	Who's the big Kahuna around here?

close out (something) What does "close out (something)" mean?	to sell the whole of something, to sell all the goods	The company decided to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.
hook, line and sinker What does "hook, line and sinker" mean?	without question or doubt, completely	She fell in love with her new boyfriend hook, line and sinker.
shoulder to shoulder What does "shoulder to shoulder" mean?	side by side, with a shared purpose	The children were standing shoulder to shoulder during the exercise class.
fall out with (someone) over (something) What does "fall out with (someone) over (something)" mean?	to disagree or quarrel with someone about something	I fell out with my roommate over who should clean the bathroom.
air rage What does "air rage" mean?	passenger on an airplane, who is out of control
come to do/feel (something) What does "come to do/feel (something)" mean?	to begin/learn to do or feel something	At first I disliked the girl but recently I have come to accept her.
close out (something) or close (something) out What does "close out (something) or close (something) out" mean?	to sell the whole or all of something	The company decided to close out the store and sell the remaining stock very cheap.

fools rush in where angels fear to tread What does "fools rush in where angels fear to tread" mean?	inexperienced people with little knowledge often become involved in difficult situations that smarter people would avoid	inexperienced people with little knowledge often become involved in difficult situations that smarter people would avoidFools rush in where angels fear to tread and when house prices became very high many people decided to buy a house.
big fish in a small pond What does "big fish in a small pond" mean?	an important person in a small place	The man was not so important in the city but in the small town he was a big fish in a small pond.

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Not On Your Life! Idiom