Scotch Mist Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Scotch Mist What does Scotch Mist mean?	The phrase 'Scotch mist' is used humorously to refer to something that is hard to find or doesn't exist - something imagined.
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rest assured What does "rest assured" mean?	to be assured, to be certain	"You can rest assured that I will be at work early every morning this week."

count noses What does "count noses" mean?	to count the number of people	The teacher stopped to count noses several times during the field trip.
unrequited love What does "unrequited love" mean?	love that is not returned, one-way love	love that is not returned, one-way loveThe woman was in love with the president of her company but from the beginning it was a case of unrequited love.
go ape (over someone or something) What does "go ape (over someone or something)" mean?	to become highly excited or angry about someone or something	Our teacher will go ape if he sees that you have not finished the work that was due today.
turn (something) over in one's mind What does "turn (something) over in one's mind" mean?	to think about something continuously	I could not sleep last night because I was turning my situation at work over in my mind.
frak What does "frak" mean?	fuck (from the TV series "Battlestar Galactica; all variants of fuck are reproduced with frak)
thumb a lift/ride What does "thumb a lift/ride" mean?	to get a ride from a passing motorist, to ask for a ride from a passing motorist by putting your thumb in the air	We thumbed a ride when our car had a flat tire.
Come out of the woodwork What does "Come out of the woodwork" mean?	When things come out of the woodwork, they appear unexpectedly. ('Crawl out of the woodwork' is also used.)
beat one`s brains out What does "beat one`s brains out" mean?	to tire oneself by thinking too much	I have been beating my brains out all day trying to remember where I put my notebook.

American Idioms and Expressions

Scotch Mist Idiom