OR Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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OR What does OR mean?	Operating Room - in a hospital	Operating Room - in a hospitalBefore entering the OR the doctors carefully washed their hands.
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a rain check What does "a rain check" mean?	a promise to repeat an invitation at a later date	I did not have time to go to the restaurant with my friend so I decided to take a rain check.

clutch up What does "clutch up" mean?	become nervous, tense, or anxious
shit-faced What does "shit-faced" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
teething problems What does "teething problems" mean?	difficulties/problems that happen in the early stages of a project/activity	The new project which we were trying to start had many teething problems.
pecks What does "pecks" mean?	pectoral muscles; chest muscles
move into (something) What does "move into (something)" mean?	get started in a new job or business	Our company has decided to move into the retail sales of computers.
OAU What does "OAU" mean?	Organization of African Unity	Organization of African UnityThe OAU is working very hard to promote free trade between its various countries.
call (someone's) bluff What does "call (someone's) bluff" mean?	to force someone to prove that what they are saying is true, to make someone prove that they will really do what they say they will do - usually because you do not believe them (in a card game you tr	My girlfriend always said that she did not want to get married so I called her bluff and asked her to marry me. She said yes.

all in one piece What does "all in one piece" mean?	safely, without damage	When we moved, our furniture arrived all in one piece.
out of a clear blue sky What does "out of a clear blue sky" mean?	suddenly, without warning	The orders from our boss came out of a clear blue sky and everyone was surprised.
in no uncertain terms What does "in no uncertain terms" mean?	in very specific and direct language	I told my neighbor in no uncertain terms that I wanted the music to stop.
shake hands on (something) What does "shake hands on (something)" mean?	to shake someone's hand as a sign of agreement about something	The politicians shook hands on the agreement to build a new hospital.
the straight and narrow What does "the straight and narrow" mean?	a straight and law-abiding route through life	The boy took the straight and narrow after he was in trouble with the law.

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