You Don't Say! Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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You don't say! What does You don't say! mean?	: Really? / Is that really true?	A: "Have you heard the news? Jessica got married!"B: "You don't say!"
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a kick-off What does "a kick-off" mean?	a start	The kick-off for the no smoking campaign will start next week.

in cold blood What does "in cold blood" mean?	without feeling or pity, cooly and deliberately	The family was murdered in cold blood by the criminal gang.
nip and tuck What does "nip and tuck" mean?	evenly matched, almost even	They were running nip and tuck but he finally won the race in the end.
come as no surprise What does "come as no surprise" mean?	to not be surprising	It came as no surprise when the government decided to have an election.
according to Hoyle What does "according to Hoyle" mean?	doing something strictly by the rules, doing something the usual and correct way (Hoyle was a writer who was an expert on the rules of card games)	"According to Hoyle, we should not use this room but probably nobody will complain if we do use it."
Corner a market What does "Corner a market" mean?	If a business is dominant in an area and unlikely to be challenged by other companies, it has cornered the market.
feel it beneath oneself to do (something) What does "feel it beneath oneself to do (something)" mean?	feel that one would be lowering oneself to do something	The young girl feels it beneath her to help clean the classroom.
bones What does "bones" mean?	dice.	Roll 'dem bones.
in the worst way What does "in the worst way" mean?	very much	I would like to go to the new movie in the worst way.
asleep at the switch What does "asleep at the switch" mean?	to not be alert to an opportunity	I was asleep at the switch. I did not know about the job so I did not apply for it.

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You Don't Say! Idiom