OTOH Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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OTOH What does OTOH mean?	on the other hand
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take (someone's) pulse What does "take (someone's) pulse" mean?	to measure the frequency of the beats of a person's pulse	The ambulance driver took the pulse of the woman.

Rake over old coals What does "Rake over old coals" mean?	(UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals.
gravy train What does "gravy train" mean?	work situation that provides stable income
into thin air What does "into thin air" mean?	completely, without anything left	The group of hikers vanished into thin air and were never heard of again.
an ear to the ground What does "an ear to the ground" mean?	attention that is paid to the way things are going or the way people feel and think about something	The president has an ear to the ground and knows everything that is going on in our company.
Have a heart! What does "Have a heart!" mean?	Don't be unkind or do something mean or cruel!	"Have a heart," I told my supervisor when he said that I must work during the weekend.
thumbs up on (someone or something) What does "thumbs up on (someone or something)" mean?	to be in favor of someone or something	I waited to hear if it would be thumbs up on our plan to change the holiday policy at work.
easy come, easy go What does "easy come, easy go" mean?	something that you get easily can be lost easily	My cousin does not care if he loses his job or not. For him everything is easy come, easy go.
die out What does "die out" mean?	to die or disappear slowly until gone, to not exist anymore	The campfire slowly died out and we went to bed. Dinosaurs died out many years ago.

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