UFO Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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UFO What does UFO mean?	Unidentified Flying Object	Unidentified Flying ObjectThe number of UFO sightings has increased dramatically recently.
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show one's hand What does "show one's hand" mean?	to reveal one's intentions to someone	I tried hard not to show my hand during the meeting about my new job.

on impulse What does "on impulse" mean?	something that is done without planning	I bought the DVD player on impulse.
fork over (something) What does "fork over (something)" mean?	to hand over something, to give something	The robber told me to fork over my money or he was going to shoot me.
sweat blood What does "sweat blood" mean?	to be very anxious and tense about something	I began to sweat blood when I heard that some of our staff may be transferred to another city.
dump What does "dump" mean?	act of moving one's bowels
a so-and-so What does "a so-and-so" mean?	a person that you do not like	I do not like that so-and-so. His personality really bothers me.
in touch What does "in touch" mean?	talking or writing to each other, giving or getting news	We are still in touch even though we have been out of school for many years.

force (someone) to the wall What does "force (someone) to the wall" mean?	to push someone to an extreme position	The company forced the union to the wall during the negotiations for the new contract.
accept an offer What does "accept an offer" mean?	to agree to an offer or proposal	I accepted the offer to buy my car.
hand in hand What does "hand in hand" mean?	holding hands	The young couple walked hand in hand along the beach.
get out of (something) What does "get out of (something)" mean?	to avoid doing something that you should do or that you said you would do	I was able to get out of my piano practice yesterday.
go easy on (someone or something) What does "go easy on (someone or something)" mean?	be kind or gentle with someone or something	The judge wanted to go easy on the young man but his bad attitude made it difficult to try and help him.

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