Pinch Of Salt Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Pinch of salt What does Pinch of salt mean?	If what someone says should be taken with a pinch of salt, then they exaggerate and distort things, so what they say shouldn't be believed unquestioningly. ('with a grain of salt' is an alternative.)
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go legit What does "go legit" mean?	begin a legitimate (honest) business after having been operating an illegal business	The brothers decided to go legit and get the proper licenses for their small business.
give (someone) the ax What does "give (someone) the ax" mean?	to fire an employee	We gave the new employee the ax because he was always late for work.
shrug (something) off What does "shrug (something) off" mean?	to not be bothered or hurt by something, to disregard something	The girl says mean things but we always shrug off her comments.
have one's nose in a book What does "have one's nose in a book" mean?	to be reading a book	The girl had her nose in a book during the long journey.

neither fish nor fowl What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?	something that does not belong to a definite group	The manager's idea was neither fish nor fowl. Nobody knew what to do with it.
drop (something) into (someone's) lap What does "drop (something) into (someone's) lap" mean?	to give a problem that you have to someone else to solve	My boss dropped much extra work into my lap just before my vacation.
open a conversation What does "open a conversation" mean?	to start a conversation	I went over to the woman in the waiting area and tried to open a conversation.
give someone a hand (1) What does "give someone a hand (1)" mean?	(1): help someone.	"I can't do this alone. Can you give me ahand?"
work one`s fingers to the bone What does "work one`s fingers to the bone" mean?	to work very hard	The woman worked her fingers to the bone in order to make enough money to feed her children.

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Pinch Of Salt Idiom