Smart As A Whip Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Smart as a whip What does Smart as a whip mean?	A person who is smart as a whip is very clever.
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wolf down What does "wolf down" mean?	eat rapidly.	Don't wolf down your food. It's bad for your digestion.

curly What does "curly" mean?	a bald man (used as a nickname at times)
trick (someone) into (doing something) What does "trick (someone) into (doing something)" mean?	to fool someone, to cheat someone	The salesman tricked the customer into buying something that he did not need.
under the weather What does "under the weather" mean?	ill; sick; unwell.	"Ted was feeling under the weather yesterday,so he decided not to go to work."
like nothing on earth What does "like nothing on earth" mean?	very unusual	The performance by our neighbor was like nothing on earth and surprised everyone who saw it.
play up (someone or something) What does "play up (someone or something)" mean?	to call attention to someone or something, to emphasize someone or something	During the job interview I played up my experience as a computer operator.
blow the whistle (on someone) What does "blow the whistle (on someone)" mean?	to report someone's wrongdoing to the police or other authorities	The employee blew the whistle on the illegal practices of the company.
chicken out (of something) What does "chicken out (of something)" mean?	to stop doing something because of fear	I chickened out of jumping into the lake from the high diving board.

cheek by jowl What does "cheek by jowl" mean?	side by side, in close intimacy	The fans entered the stadium cheek by jowl.
jack up (something) What does "jack up (something)" mean?	raise prices, raise something with a lifting device	The gas station jacked up their prices during the snow storm.
in the care of (someone) What does "in the care of (someone)" mean?	in the keeping of someone	The package for my cousin arrived at our house in the care of my father.
give (someone) an earful What does "give (someone) an earful" mean?	to talk to someone in order to criticize or complain about something	I met my supervisor on the weekend and I decided to give her an earful about my job.

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Smart As A Whip Idiom