American Idioms and Expressions

Something Nasty In The Woodshed Idiom

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Something nasty in the woodshed
What does Something nasty in the woodshed mean?		 Something nasty in the woodshed means that someone as a dark secret or an unpleasant experience in their past.

Some Random Idioms
take minutes
What does "take minutes" mean?		 to write down the details of a meeting I usually take minutes at the monthly club meetings.

heap
What does "heap" mean?		old, unreliable vehicle (usually a car) in poor condition
copper
What does "copper" mean?		police officer
(a) word to the wise
What does "(a) word to the wise" mean?		 a good piece of adviceI gave my friend a word to the wise before he started on his journey.
get one's wires crossed
What does "get one's wires crossed" mean?		 to get confused about somethingWe got our wires crossed and we both went to different places for our meeting.
stand for (something)
What does "stand for (something)" mean?		 to signify/mean somethingI did not know what the letters stood for so I was not able to write the full name of the company.
Over the counter
What does "Over the counter" mean?		 Medicines and drugs that can be sold without a doctor's prescription are sold over the counter.
Brownie points
What does "Brownie points" mean?		 If you try to earn Brownie points with someone, you do things you know will please them.
bugger off
What does "bugger off" mean?		 go away; leave; get out of here
come from nowhere
What does "come from nowhere" mean?		 to come as a surprise and with no warningThe truck came from nowhere as we were driving along the road.
lion's share (of something)
What does "lion's share (of something)" mean?		 the larger share of somethingI gave the lion's share of my old CD collection to my neighbor.
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