Yank Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Yank What does Yank mean?	U.S. soldier; Yankee; American
yank What does yank mean?	irritate; harass; annoy
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get one's walking papers What does "get one's walking papers" mean?	to get fired	The young man got his walking papers for being late too often.

equal to (something) What does "equal to (something)" mean?	to be able to deal with something	The apartment manager was more than equal to the task of managing the building.
from the old school What does "from the old school" mean?	having ideas that were popular in the past but which are no longer popular or common	My grandmother was from the old school and always made her children make their own lunches and walk to school.
give (someone or something) the thumbs up What does "give (someone or something) the thumbs up" mean?	to be in favor of someone or something	The city gave the music festival organizers the thumbs up to have the music festival.
make off with (someone or something) What does "make off with (someone or something)" mean?	take someone or something away	The thief made off with a new television set from the store.
raise/wave a white flag What does "raise/wave a white flag" mean?	to indicate that you have been defeated and you want to give up	The soldiers raised a white flag and gave themselves up to the enemy.
keep one's ear to the ground What does "keep one's ear to the ground" mean?	to continue to listen carefully in order to get advance warning of something	I am keeping my ear to the ground to see what the new owners of this company plan to do.

show (something) to good advantage What does "show (something) to good advantage" mean?	to make something look good, to make something stand out	The new paint helped to show the house to good advantage for the sale.
in season What does "in season" mean?	currently available for sale, legally able to be caught/hunted	The cherries are in season now and they are very delicious.
make sure What does "make sure" mean?	to make certain, to establish something without a doubt	I want to make sure that my friend is going to meet me tomorrow.
On the fiddle What does "On the fiddle" mean?	(UK) Someone who is stealing money from work is on the fiddle, especially if they are doing it by fraud.
straight out What does "straight out" mean?	plainly, in a way that hides nothing	The man was told straight out by his boss that his work was not satisfactory.

American Idioms and Expressions

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