Out Of The Box Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Out of the box What does Out of the box mean?	Thinking out of the box is thinking in a creative way. However, it can also be used for a ready-made product that requires no specialist knowledge to set it up.
	Some Random Idioms
Man on the Clapham omnibus What does "Man on the Clapham omnibus" mean?	(UK) The man on the Clapham omnibus is the ordinary person in the street.

know the score What does "know the score" mean?	know the facts (about life or something)	The man doesn't know the score about what is going on at his company.
cut across What does "cut across" mean?	to cross or go through something instead of going around it	We decided to cut across the field because we were in a hurry to get to school.
first-run What does "first-run" mean?	new, shown for the first time	There are many first-run movies that I have not seen yet.
a head What does "a head" mean?	for one person, for one individual (used for counting people or some animals like cattle)	"The tickets were only a few dollars a head."
shmen What does "shmen" mean?	freshmen; first-year college students
buy a lemon What does "buy a lemon" mean?	to buy something that is worthless or does not work well	The used car that I bought is not very good. I think that I bought a lemon.
in tune What does "in tune" mean?	going well together, in agreement, matching	We have been in tune with each other ever since we met at our high school graduation party.

blow up (at someone) What does "blow up (at someone)" mean?	to get angry, to lose one's temper	The passenger who was waiting in the line blew up at the ticket agent.
in brief What does "in brief" mean?	briefly	I explained in brief what the new supervisor was supposed to do while I was on vacation.
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.
make up (something/a story/an excuse) What does "make up (something/a story/an excuse)" mean?	invent a story, think and say something that is not true	She made up the story about how she got lost in the mountains.

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Out Of The Box Idiom