Queen Of Hearts Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Queen of Hearts What does Queen of Hearts mean?	A woman who is pre-eminent in her area is a Queen of Hearts.
	Some Random Idioms
out to lunch What does "out to lunch " mean?	to be eating lunch away from one's work	The bank manager was out to lunch when I went to see him at the bank.

a tin ear for (something) What does "a tin ear for (something)" mean?	the inability to judge the value of music, an insensitivity to music	The woman has a tin ear for music and she is not a good singer at all.
live high off the hog What does "live high off the hog" mean?	to have the best of everything, to live in great comfort	My mother and father have been living high off the hog since they won the lottery.
take it easy What does "take it easy" mean?	relax.	"I don't have any special vacation plans. I'm just going to take it easy."
set forth (something) What does "set forth (something)" mean?	to explain something exactly or clearly	The manager carefully set forth the terms of the rental contract.
(not one's) cup of tea What does "(not one's) cup of tea" mean?	something that one does not enjoy or do well (usually used in the negative)	Going to art galleries is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home this evening.

all night long What does "all night long" mean?	throughout the whole night	We could hear the people next door talking all night long.
Work like a charm What does "Work like a charm" mean?	If something works like a charm, it works perfectly.
Chew the fat What does "Chew the fat" mean?	To talk about unimportant things.	Sit down, have a beer, and let's chew the fat. The Inuit (different from Eskimos) used to chew on pieces of whale blubber almost like chewing gum. The blubber took quite a while to dissolve, so it just sort of helped pass the time while they were doing something else. Some other cultures may have used bacon fat in a similar way.
thou What does "thou" mean?	one-thousand

American Idioms and Expressions

Queen Of Hearts Idiom