VDU Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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VDU What does VDU mean?	Video Display Unit	Video Display UnitThe VDU at work was beginning to cause problems with my eyes so I went to an eye doctor.
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smell a rat What does "smell a rat" mean?	to become suspicious	I do not know what my colleague is doing but something seems strange and I think that I smell a rat.
a needle in a haystack What does "a needle in a haystack" mean?	something that is very hard to find	Looking for the lost receipt among the thousands of other receipts was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
walk down the aisle together What does "walk down the aisle together" mean?	get married (in this case in a Christian church where many weddings take place and where the bride walks down the aisle to the altar)	get married (in this case in a Christian church where many weddings take place and where the bride walks down the aisle to the altar)They get along very well and they have finally decided to walk down the aisle and begin their life together.
let bygones be bygones What does "let bygones be bygones" mean?	forget about problems that happened in the past	"We need to let bygones be bygones and forget about our past differences."
scuzzbag What does "scuzzbag" mean?	disgusting, worthless person
Beat swords into ploughshares What does "Beat swords into ploughshares" mean?	If people beat swords into ploughshares, they spend money on humanitarian purposes rather than weapons. (The American English spelling is 'plowshares')
Crash a party What does "Crash a party" mean?	If you crash a party, or are a gatecrasher, you go somewhere you haven't been invited to.
go with the flow What does "go with the flow" mean?	take things as they come.	"There's no need to worry. Everything will be OK ifyou just go with the flow."
get down What does "get down" mean?	have sexual relations
as easy as apple pie What does "as easy as apple pie" mean?	very easy	The test that I wrote yesterday was as easy as apple pie.

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VDU Idiom