Will Never Fly Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Will never fly What does Will never fly mean?	If an idea or project, etc, will never fly, it has no chance of succeeding.
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nip out What does "nip out" mean?	slip out; sneak out; leave secretly and briefly

banker's hours What does "banker's hours" mean?	short work hours (similar to a bank)	My friend owns his own company and works banker's hours most days.
cat gets one`s tongue What does "cat gets one`s tongue" mean?	one cannot speak because of shyness	The cat got the woman's tongue and she could not say anything at all.
Draw a line in the sand What does "Draw a line in the sand" mean?	If you draw a line in the sand, you establish a limit beyond which things will be unacceptable.
Why keep a dog and bark yourself? What does "Why keep a dog and bark yourself?" mean?	There's no need to do something yourself when you have somebody to do it for you, usually trivial matters.
good egg What does "good egg" mean?	a good person	The man is a good egg and everybody likes him a lot.
flush with (something) What does "flush with (something)" mean?	to have lots of something	We were flush with cash so we decided to go on a nice holiday.

Keep your shirt on! What does "Keep your shirt on!" mean?	This idiom is used to tell someone to calm down.
make (something) worth (someone's) while What does "make (something) worth (someone's) while" mean?	make something profitable enough for someone to do	I made it worth my friend's while to help me move by buying him dinner.
dead duck What does "dead duck" mean?	someone in a hopeless situation or condition	The man is a dead duck. When the police catch him he will have to go to jail.
looney What does "looney" mean?	mentally unstable person
Fair thee well What does "Fair thee well" mean?	Meaning completely and fully: I am tied up today to a fair-thee-well.

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Will Never Fly Idiom