Young Blood Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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Young blood What does Young blood mean?	Young people with new ideas and fresh approaches are young blood.
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eyes are bigger than one's stomach What does "eyes are bigger than one's stomach" mean?	when someone takes more food than he or she can eat	My eyes were bigger than my stomach at the buffet and I was unable to eat all of the food that I took.

sweat blood What does "sweat blood" mean?	be very anxious and tense	I began to sweat blood when I heard that some of our staff would be transferred to another city.
worm one's way out of (something) What does "worm one's way out of (something)" mean?	to squeeze or wiggle out of a problem or a responsibility	My friend was easily able to worm her way out of the problem at work.
accept an offer What does "accept an offer" mean?	to agree to an offer or proposal	I accepted the offer to buy my car.
laid-back What does "laid-back" mean?	relaxed, not worried by things	Our teacher has a very laid-back attitude about how long we should spend preparing for our class.
spiffed up What does "spiffed up" mean?	nicely dressed; cleaned up.	You got all spiffed up for today's meeting? Why?

in need of (someone or something) What does "in need of (someone or something)" mean?	requiring someone or something	We are in need of a new stove in our apartment.
ace in the hole What does "ace in the hole" mean?	something important that is held in reserve, something that other people are not aware of and that can be used to your advantage when the time is right (in stud poker a player gets several cards wit	The football team had an ace in the hole. It was their star goalkeeper who they were planning to use.

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Young Blood Idiom