Road To Damascus Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Road to Damascus What does Road to Damascus mean?	If someone has a great and sudden change in their ideas or beliefs, then this is a road to Damascus change, after the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity while heading to Damascus to persecute Christians.
	Some Random Idioms
carry over (something) What does "carry over (something)" mean?	to save or postpone something for another time	The department store will carry over their sale until after the national holiday.

cut one's eyeteeth on (something) What does "cut one's eyeteeth on (something)" mean?	to have much experience with something, to have done something since one was very young	My cousin cut his eyeteeth on fixing computers and now he is an expert at it.
back to square one What does "back to square one" mean?	to go back to the beginning of something	The city went back to square one in their effort to build a new bridge.
dead president What does "dead president" mean?	paper money (U.S.)
blind leading the blind What does "blind leading the blind" mean?	someone who does not understand something but tries to explain it to others	It is like the blind leading the blind to watch the man try to explain how to operate the new computer.
VP What does "VP" mean?	Vice-President	Vice-PresidentAfter serving faithfully as vice-president for many years my father was appointed to the position of company president.
take one's vows What does "take one's vows" mean?	get married and take your wedding vows (promises)	get married and take your wedding vows (promises)They were taking their vows down at the county courthouse when I came for a visit.
head-on What does "head-on" mean?	with the head or front pointing at something, with the front facing something	There was a head-on car crash last night near our house.
vanilla What does "vanilla" mean?	ordinary; dull; plain
go to one's head What does "go to one's head" mean?	to make one dizzy	The drink quickly went to the man's head and he had to sit down and rest.

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Road To Damascus Idiom