Slim Chance Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Slim chance What does Slim chance mean?	A slim chance is a very small chance.
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Is Saul also among the prophets? What does "Is Saul also among the prophets?" mean?	It's a biblical idiom used when somebody known for something bad appears all of a sudden to be doing something very good.

on the market What does "on the market" mean?	available for sale	There are many good cameras on the market now.
by far What does "by far" mean?	greatly, by a great margin	He is by far the smartest person in his company.
in memory of (someone or something) What does "in memory of (someone or something)" mean?	as a reminder of someone or something, as a memorial to someone or something	We decided to collect some money and buy a painting in memory of our grandfather.
wear several hats What does "wear several hats" mean?	to have more than one set of responsibilities	Our teacher wears several hats. She is the head of the school board as well as the coach of the swim team.
kiss (something) good-bye What does "kiss (something) good-bye" mean?	lose something	"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."
touch and go What does "touch and go" mean?	uncertain, in a dangerous situation	It was touch and go whether the girl was going to survive after the car accident.
not (someone's) cup of tea What does "not (someone's) cup of tea" mean?	to be not something that one likes	Classical music is not her cup of tea so she did not go the the concert with the others.
g'day What does "g'day" mean?	idiom. hello; how are you; how's it going (abbreviated from "good day" but used in all contexts).	G'day, mate.
have a lead foot What does "have a lead foot" mean?	to drive too fast	My friend has a lead foot and he has received many speeding tickets.
wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve What does "wear one`s heart on one`s sleeve" mean?	to show one`s feelings openly	The girl is wearing her heart on her sleeve and everybody knows that she is having problems with her boyfriend.
bent out of shape What does "bent out of shape" mean?	needlessly worried about something.	"I know you're worried about your job interview, butdon't get bent out of shape. You'll do just fine."

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Slim Chance Idiom