American Idioms and Expressions

Smooth As A Baby's Bottom Idiom

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Smooth as a baby's bottom What does Smooth as a baby's bottom mean?	If something is smooth as a baby's bottom, it has a regular, flat surface.
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get back to (someone) What does "get back to (someone)" mean?	to communicate something to someone at a later time, to contact someone later	We were very careful that our complaints did not get back to the school principal.

piping hot What does "piping hot" mean?	extremely hot	The food from the kitchen was piping hot when the waiter brought it to the table.
find (someone) guilty What does "find (someone) guilty" mean?	to decide that someone is guilty in a court of law	The judge found the young man guilty of breaking and entering a small store.
konk What does "konk" mean?	go to sleep; fall asleep
until the cows come home What does "until the cows come home" mean?	until very late, for a long time	We can talk until the cows come home this evening. dog Idioms
get (something) out of the way What does "get (something) out of the way" mean?	to take care of some business, to do/finish something	We got our work out of the way and began to plan for the weekend.
put one's money where one's mouth is What does "put one's money where one's mouth is" mean?	to stop talking about something and do it, to stop talking and make a bet on something	I was forced to put my money where my mouth is and go to Europe or stop talking about it.
set one`s mind at rest What does "set one`s mind at rest" mean?	to free oneself from worry	I told my father the reason that we can`t come in order to set his mind at rest.
tell (someone) to his or her face What does "tell (someone) to his or her face" mean?	to tell something to someone directly	I plan to tell my friend to his face about the problems that he has caused.
lady killer What does "lady killer" mean?	a man who some women find very charming and attractive	The man in the movie was a lady killer who broke the hearts of many women.

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