Oops A Daisy Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Oops a daisy What does Oops a daisy mean?	An expression used to indicate surprise.
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change one`s tune What does "change one`s tune" mean?	to make a change in one`s story/statement/opinion/policy	Our supervisor has changed his tune recently and agrees that we need to do things differently.

call of nature What does "call of nature" mean?	the need to go to the toilet	The driver stopped his truck to answer the call of nature.
on (someone's) shoulders What does "on (someone's) shoulders" mean?	someone's responsibility	I do not want to have the failure of the project on my shoulders.
a cream puff What does "a cream puff" mean?	a person who is easily influenced or beaten	The boy is a cream puff and is always a victim of other people's insults.
big cheese What does "big cheese" mean?	an important person, a leader	My uncle is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

shoot the breeze/bull What does "shoot the breeze/bull" mean?	to talk idly	I met my friend at the supermarket and we decided to shoot the breeze for a few minutes.
long and the short of it What does "long and the short of it" mean?	all the facts, the whole story	I phoned my friend and he told me the long and the short of it regarding the reason why he got fired.
do (someone's) bidding What does "do (someone's) bidding" mean?	to do what someone else wants	The principal was able to get the head teacher to do his bidding with the other teachers.

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Oops A Daisy Idiom