American Idioms and Expressions

Traffucked Idiom

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Traffucked
What does Traffucked mean?		 If you are traffucked, you are stuck in heavy traffic and get where you need to be.

Some Random Idioms
make nothing of (something)
What does "make nothing of (something)" mean?		 ignore something as if it had not happenedThe woman made nothing of the fact that she almost hit a woman in the parking lot.
evil eye
What does "evil eye" mean?		 the power to harm people just by looking at them (as some people believe) The man seemed to give me the evil eye when I met him at the ceremony.

forever and a day
What does "forever and a day" mean?		 a very long time, forever, always It took forever and a day to get the book that we ordered from the bookstore.

gift of the gab
What does "gift of the gab" mean?		 the ability to talk wellMy friend has the gift of the gab and is fun at a party.
look out for (someone or something)
What does "look out for (someone or something)" mean?		 be alert or watchful, keep looking for something"Could you please look out for any old vinyl records that you may find."
use some elbow grease
What does "use some elbow grease" mean?		 use some effortWe used a lot of elbow grease to clean the oven.
a rule of thumb
What does "a rule of thumb" mean?		 a basic or accepted pattern or ruleIt is a rule of thumb in the fire department that nobody goes into a burning building by themselves.
catch-22
What does " catch-22" mean?		 a situation which contradicts itself, a paradoxical situation It was a catch-22 situation and if I went to work there would be problems but if I did not go to work there would also be problems.
save (someone's) bacon
What does "save (someone's) bacon" mean?		 to help someone from failing or having trouble My friend saved my bacon when he helped me with the job that I could not do.

open up to (someone)
What does "open up to (someone)" mean?		 to talk frankly or truthfully to someoneI always open up to my best friend when I meet him.
come out of nowhere
What does "come out of nowhere" mean?		 to appear suddenly The eagle came out of nowhere and captured the small mouse.

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