Revenge Is Sweet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Revenge is sweet What does Revenge is sweet mean?	When you are happy to be proved right, then you know that revenge is sweet.
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grab (someone) by the throat What does "grab (someone) by the throat" mean?	to feel very interested or excited or frightened because of a performance or book or idea	The ballet performance grabbed the audience by the throat and everyone left the auditorium speechless.
tear one's hair out What does "tear one's hair out" mean?	to be anxious/frustrated/angry	The mother was tearing her hair out as she waited for her daughter to return home.
bullshit What does "bullshit" mean?	a strong way to reject or challenge someone else's statement or claim.	Bullshit! That can't be true.
GAL What does "GAL" mean?	get a life
go away empty-handed What does "go away empty-handed" mean?	to depart with nothing	The woman went away empty-handed from the job interview.
lock the barn door after the horse is gone What does "lock the barn door after the horse is gone" mean?	to try to deal with something after it is too late	Now my friend wants to fix his house but it is like locking the barn door after the horse is gone. There was a flood and the damage is already done.

an old hand at (doing something) What does "an old hand at (doing something)" mean?	to be experienced at doing something	My father is an old hand at building kitchen furniture.
head spoon What does "head spoon" mean?	mess sergeant
as sly as a fox What does "as sly as a fox" mean?	smart and clever	The manager of our apartment is as sly as a fox.
dirty work What does "dirty work" mean?	unpleasant or uninteresting work	I refused to do the dirty work which my friend wanted me to do.

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Revenge Is Sweet Idiom