TLC Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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TLC What does TLC mean?	Tender Loving Care	Tender Loving CareWith lots of TLC the house plants did very well under my sister's care.
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thumbnail sketch What does "thumbnail sketch" mean?	a short description of someone or something	The new book included a thumbnail sketch of the author.
Go by the boards What does "Go by the boards" mean?	If something goes by the boards, it fails to get approved or accepted.
eyes are bigger than one's stomach What does "eyes are bigger than one's stomach" mean?	taking more food than one can eat	My eyes were bigger than my stomach when I went to the buffet table and took too much food.
Pet peeve What does "Pet peeve" mean?	A pet peeve is something that irritates an individual greatly.
hand (something) down to (someone) What does "hand (something) down to (someone)" mean?	give something to a younger person	The girl always handed her old clothes down to her younger sister.

faff What does "faff" mean?	ineffective action or activity
Hang out to dry What does "Hang out to dry" mean?	If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble.
go for it What does "go for it" mean?	to decide to do something in an enthusiastic way, to try for something	We decided to go for it and try to climb the mountain.
get a life What does "get a life" mean?	make major changes to your life
seeing is believing What does "seeing is believing" mean?	you must see something before you can believe that it really exists	Seeing is believing and until we saw the Egyptian pyramids we could not imagine their beauty.

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