Sick As A Parrot Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Sick as a parrot What does Sick as a parrot mean?	If someone's sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it.
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built like a brick shithouse What does "built like a brick shithouse" mean?	muscular; strong in appearance; curvaceous (said of women)
the straight and narrow What does "the straight and narrow" mean?	a straight and law-abiding route through life	The young man was back on the straight and narrow after his discussions with the police officer and social worker.
closefisted (with money) What does "closefisted (with money)" mean?	to be stingy with money	My uncle is very closefisted with money.
hit a snag What does "hit a snag" mean?	run into a problem	The negotiations to end the teachers' strike hit a snag last night.
devote (something) to (something) What does "devote (something) to (something)" mean?	to make much effort for something, to dedicate oneself to something	The man devoted much energy to the new project.

come clean What does "come clean" mean?	to tell the truth, to confess something	The president of the company was forced to come clean and tell the truth about the problems.
over one`s head What does "over one`s head" mean?	to be/go beyond one's ability to understand, to be too difficult	The mathematics lectures went over my head during the first few weeks.
stir (someone or something) up What does "stir (someone or something) up" mean?	to make someone angry or excited, to cause trouble	The man`s angry words stirred up the crowd and made them very angry.
come to a bad end What does "come to a bad end" mean?	to end in disaster	The man and his family came to a bad end when they moved to a small town.
birds-eye view What does "birds-eye view" mean?	a view from high above, a brief look at something	We had a birds-eye view of the playing field from our seats high up in the stadium.
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) What does "lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)" mean?	the same type of misfortune does not occur twice to the same person	Lightning never strikes twice and I do not think that our house will be flooded again.

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Sick As A Parrot Idiom