VCR Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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VCR What does VCR mean?	Video Cassette Recorder	Video Cassette RecorderWe bought a new VCR after our old one began to have problems.
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cock-and-bull story What does "cock-and-bull story" mean?	a story that is not true	The boys gave us a cock-and-bull story about the tire marks in front of our house.

piss in the wind What does "piss in the wind" mean?	waste time; do something unproductive or futile
from the bottom of one`s heart What does "from the bottom of one`s heart" mean?	with great feeling, sincerely	I thanked the doctor from the bottom of my heart for helping my daughter when she was sick.
go to (someone's) head What does "go to (someone's) head" mean?	to make someone too proud	The girl won the beauty contest and now it has gone to her head.
let (someone) off (easy) What does "let (someone) off (easy)" mean?	release someone without punishment	The judge let the man off easy in spite of the strong case against him.
know something inside out What does "know something inside out" mean?	know/understand something thoroughly.	"If you have a question about grammar, ask Dr. Martin.She knows grammar inside out."
talk a blue streak What does "talk a blue streak" mean?	to talk very much and very rapidly	The woman who sat behind me in the airplane talked a blue streak from when I first sat down.

Pop your clogs What does "Pop your clogs" mean?	When someone pops their clogs, they die.
Same here! What does "Same here!" mean?	Me too! I agree!	"Same here," I replied when someone said that they were having problems with their Internet provider.
neither fish nor fowl What does "neither fish nor fowl" mean?	something that does not belong to a definite group or category	I do not know what you should call the strange food. It is neither fish nor fowl.
cut the mustard What does "cut the mustard" mean?	to succeed, to do adequately what needs to be done	The young man was not able to cut the mustard and he had to leave the army after only one year.

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