American Idioms and Expressions

Your Belly Button Is Bigger Than Your Stomach Idiom

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Your belly button is bigger than your stomach
What does Your belly button is bigger than your stomach mean?
If your belly button is bigger than your stomach, you take on more responsibilities than you can handle.

Some Random Idioms
right out
What does "right out" mean?
to say or tell something plainly or in a way that hides nothingI told the new supervisor right out that I did not like him.
change one`s tune
What does "change one`s tune" mean?
to make a change in one`s story/statement/opinion/policy Our supervisor has changed his tune and agrees that we need to do things differently.

hole up
What does "hole up" mean?
hide; conceal oneself
take the cake
What does "take the cake" mean?
to be the best or the worstThe woman's manners take the cake. They are very bad.
piece/slice of the action
What does "piece/slice of the action" mean?
a share in the activity or the profits of somethingThe inventor wanted a piece of the action from the new computer that he had invented.
blow up in (someone`s) face
What does "blow up in (someone`s) face" mean?
to end abruptly/unexpectedly, to be ruined while you are working on it, to explode suddenly in front of youThe plan to have a party for our boss blew up in our face when he decided not to come.
take a beating
What does "take a beating" mean?
to lose much moneyMy friend took a beating on the stock market and has now stopped buying stocks.
bring (something) to (someone's) attention
What does "bring (something) to (someone's) attention" mean?
to make someone aware of somethingThere was a mistake in the textbook which the student brought to the teacher's attention.
take the plunge
What does "take the plunge" mean?
to do something decisive (such as getting married)My friend decided to take the plunge and will get married next year.
break camp
What does "break camp" mean?
to close down a campsite and move We decided to break camp and begin on our journey.

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