Yen Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Yen What does Yen mean?	If you have a yen to do something, you have a desire to do it.
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booger What does "booger" mean?	piece of snot (nasal mucous).	You've got a booger on your shirt.

Calm before the storm What does "Calm before the storm" mean?	A calm time immediately before period of violent activity or argument is the calm before the storm.
payback What does "payback" mean?	revenge, retribution, just desserts
hit the jackpot What does "hit the jackpot" mean?	be very lucky or successful	She hit the jackpot when she bought a lottery ticket last week.
wail on What does "wail on" mean?	beat; hit; strike (somebody)
Every ass likes to hear himself bray What does "Every ass likes to hear himself bray" mean?	This means that people like the sound of their own voice.
shuttle (someone) from place to place What does "shuttle (someone) from place to place" mean?	to move someone from place to place	The volunteer drivers shuttled the athletes from place to place during the sports event.

check out (of a motel/hotel) What does "check out (of a motel/hotel) " mean?	to pay the bill at a motel or hotel and then leave	We ate breakfast and then we checked out of the hotel.
Who wears the pants? What does "Who wears the pants?" mean?	The person who wears the pants in a relationship is the dominant person who controls things.
break into a cold sweat (about something) What does "break into a cold sweat (about something)" mean?	become nervous or frightened about something	I broke into a cold sweat when I went to tell my teacher what I had done wrong.
pecking order What does "pecking order" mean?	the way people are ranked in relation to each other	The pecking order in my company is very difficult for others to understand.
Busted flush What does "Busted flush" mean?	Someone or something that had great potential but ended up a useless failure is a busted flush.
all the rage What does "all the rage" mean?	to be in current fashion	The new sneakers were all the rage during the summer.

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