Queen Bee Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Queen bee What does Queen bee mean?	The queen bee is a woman who holds the most important position in a place.
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walk the plank What does "walk the plank" mean?	be forced by pirates to walk a long plank from the ship out over the water to your death	The pirates captured the small ship and forced the captain to walk the plank.
draw a blank What does "draw a blank" mean?	to get no response from someone when you ask him or her a question	The teacher drew a blank when she asked about the boy's plans for the weekend.
salt (something) away or salt away (something) What does "salt (something) away or salt away (something)" mean?	to save or gather money or some other item	I am salting away much money from my new job.
in between What does "in between" mean?	located in the middle of two things/states	My friend is in between jobs at the moment.
meet one's match What does "meet one's match" mean?	encounter one's equal	encounter one's equalThe boxer finally met his match when he was offered the fight with the other wrestler.

turn up one`s nose at (something) What does "turn up one`s nose at (something)" mean?	to refuse something because it is not good enough	My friend turned up his nose at the job offer in another department of his company.
Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman What does "Yesterday's man or Yesterday's woman" mean?	Someone, especially a politician or celebrity, whose career is over or on the decline is yesterday's man or woman.
arm in arm What does "arm in arm" mean?	linked together by the arms	The couple walked along the beach arm in arm.
one by one What does "one by one" mean?	one at a time, each in turn	One by one the contestants walked onto the stage.
run (someone) out What does "run (someone) out" mean?	to force someone to leave, to expel someone	The police ran the drug dealers out of town.

American Idioms and Expressions

Queen Bee Idiom