American Idioms and Expressions

On Your Last Legs Idiom

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On your last legs
What does On your last legs mean?		 If someone's on their last legs, they're close to dying.

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a show of hands
What does "a show of hands" mean?		 a display of raised hands in a group to vote on somethingThe teacher asked for a show of hands to see who wanted to do a presentation.
talk turkey
What does "talk turkey" mean?		 to talk frankly, to talk business I went to see my friend because I knew that it was time to talk turkey with him.

pick holes in (something)
What does "pick holes in (something)" mean?		 to find all the flaws and falsehoods in an argument, criticize something severelyMy supervisor picked holes in my argument to buy a new computer for the office.
barge in on (someone or something)
What does "barge in on (someone or something)" mean?		 to interrupt someone or something, to intrude on someone or something My sister often barges in on me when I am with my friends.

assault the ears
What does "assault the ears" mean?		 to be very loud or persistentThe music was very loud and it assaulted our ears.
bug (someone)
What does "bug (someone)" mean?		 to irritate or bother someone The boy's rude behavior is beginning to bug me.

Storm in a teacup
What does "Storm in a teacup" mean?		 If someone exaggerates a problem or makes a small problem seem far greater than it really is, then they are making a storm in a teacup.
ESL
What does "ESL" mean?		 English as a Second Language English as a Second LanguageThe ESL classes at the college have been held for almost ten years now.
point the finger (of blame) at (someone)
What does "point the finger (of blame) at (someone)" mean?		 to blame someone for doing something wrong, to identify someone as being guilty The waitress pointed the finger of blame at the cook during the police investigation.

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