American Idioms and Expressions

Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip Idiom

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Squeeze blood out of a turnip
What does Squeeze blood out of a turnip mean?		 When people say that you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, it means that you cannot get something from a person, especially money, that they don't have.

Some Random Idioms
pull someone's leg
What does "pull someone's leg" mean?		 tease someone by trying to make her/him believe something
that's exaggerated or untrue.		A: "Wow! Carl has done some really amazingthings!"B: "Don't believe everything he tells you. He was probably pullingyour leg."
yakety-yak
What does "yakety-yak" mean?		 a lot of talk about little thingsWe spent the whole evening in a yakety-yak session at my friends.
unrequited love
What does "unrequited love" mean?		 love that is not returned, one-way love love that is not returned, one-way loveThe woman was in love with the president of her company but from the beginning it was a case of unrequited love.
Axe to grind
What does "Axe to grind" mean?		 If you have an axe to grind with someone or about something, you have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out. In American English, it is 'ax'.
assault and battery
What does "assault and battery" mean?		 a criminal charge where one violently attacks and beats someone The man was arrested for assault and battery after the fight.

at Idioms


bring (someone or something) to its/their knees
What does "bring (someone or something) to its/their knees" mean?		 to have a negative effect or destroy someone or a group of people, to defeat someone/somethingThe strike by the teachers quickly brought the school to its knees.
fork over (some money)
What does "fork over (some money)" mean?		 to pay money for somethingI forked over much money for the painting that is hanging on my wall.
let out (something) or let (something) out
What does "let out (something) or let (something) out" mean?		 to make clothes bigger or looser I went to the tailor to ask him to let out my sports jacket.

buy a stake in (something)
What does "buy a stake in (something)" mean?		 to buy part ownership of a company or other enterpriseThe large bank is planning to buy a stake in the small stock trading company.
blue plate special
What does "blue plate special" mean?		daily special meal offered at a low price (usually in diners). Would you like to hear about our blue plate special?
fit to be tied
What does "fit to be tied" mean?		 to be very angry or upset My boss was fit to be tied when he heard that I was going to take a month off from work this summer.

punch a hole in something
What does "punch a hole in something" mean?		 to make a hole in somethingI used a hole puncher to punch a hole in the sheet of paper.
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