American Idioms and Expressions

What's Keeping You? Idiom

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What's keeping you?
What does What's keeping you? mean?		 What is taking you so long?"What's keeping you?", the man asked his wife as he waited to go out.

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single file
What does "single file" mean?		 a line with one person standing behind another person The students lined up single file before they entered the auditorium.

work out
What does "work out" mean?		 solve a problemI was unable to work out the math problem on the final examination.
a hatchet man
What does "a hatchet man" mean?		 a politician whose job it is to say negative things about the opposition, a person in a company who must fire extra workers or cut other expensesHe is acting as a hatchet man for the leader but I don`t think that he really believes what he is saying.
not for publication
What does "not for publication" mean?		 to be secret, not to be publishedThe documents from the court trial are not for publication.
neither hide nor hair of (someone or something)
What does "neither hide nor hair of (someone or something)" mean?		 no sign or indication of someone or somethingI have seen neither hide nor hair of my friend recently.
talk through one`s hat
What does "talk through one`s hat" mean?		 to make exaggerated or inaccurate statements about somethingThe man is always talking through his hat and you never know if you can believe him or not.
a hot potato
What does "a hot potato" mean?		 a situation that is likely to cause trouble to the person handling itThe issue of the non-union workers is a hot potato that we must deal with.
ears become red
What does "ears become red" mean?		 one's ears become red from embarrassmentMy ears became red when our teacher asked me a question.
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