Spit The Dummy Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Spit the dummy What does Spit the dummy mean?	Reference to an infant spitting out their dummy (or pacifier) in order to cry. 'To spit the dummy' is to give up.
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let up on (someone or something) What does "let up on (someone or something)" mean?	stop working too hard, take the pressure off someone or something	He was told by his doctor to let up on his work schedule or he will become sick.

all in a day's work What does "all in a day's work" mean?	to be part of what is expected	It was all in a day's work when the firefighters rescued the cat.
taper off What does "taper off" mean?	to come to an end little by little, to become smaller toward the end	The rain began to taper off early in the afternoon.
foul one's own nest What does "foul one's own nest" mean?	to harm one's own interests	The union fouled their own nest with their dishonest behavior.
Tidy desk, tidy mind What does "Tidy desk, tidy mind" mean?	A cluttered or disorganised environment will affect your clarity of thought. Organised surroundings and affairs will allow for clearer thought organisation.

In the tall cotton What does "In the tall cotton" mean?	A phrase that expresses good times or times of plenty and wealth as tall cotton means a good crop.
cold comfort What does "cold comfort" mean?	no comfort at all	The government offered money to the victims of the fire but it was cold comfort to those who had lost their families.

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Spit The Dummy Idiom