Shut Your Mouth! Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Shut your mouth! What does Shut your mouth! mean?	Please be quiet and close your mouth!	"Shut your mouth," I said to the man talking loudly in the library.
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not worth a dime What does "not worth a dime" mean?	to be worthless	Our old sofa is not worth a dime so we put it in the garbage.
rub elbows with (someone) What does "rub elbows with (someone)" mean?	to be in the same place as someone, to meet and mix with others	The small restaurant is very popular and you can rub elbows with different types of people.
burn rubber What does "burn rubber" mean?	accelerate a car so that the tires produce smoke and a squealing noise

get involved with (someone) What does "get involved with (someone)" mean?	to become associated with someone (often romantically)	The bank teller got involved with the bank manager several months ago .
with all the fixings What does "with all the fixings" mean?	all the extra things that come with some meals	We ordered the meal with all the fixings.
leave (someone or something) behind What does "leave (someone or something) behind" mean?	leave someone or something somewhere	I left my coat behind in the restaurant.
cash in one's chips What does "cash in one's chips" mean?	to die, to pass away	After an honorable and fruitful career the judge cashed in his chips at the age of ninety years old.

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Shut Your Mouth! Idiom