American Idioms and Expressions

Your Sins Will Find You Out Idiom

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Your sins will find you out What does Your sins will find you out mean?	This idiom means that things you do wrong will become known.
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lay an egg What does "lay an egg" mean?	to give a bad performance	The performer laid an egg at the concert last night.
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until the cows come home What does "until the cows come home" mean?	until very late, for a long time	We can talk until the cows come home this evening. dog Idioms
put the cart before the horse What does "put the cart before the horse" mean?	to do things in the wrong order	Buying a ticket before we make our holiday plans is putting the cart before the horse.
in the wrong place at the wrong time What does "in the wrong place at the wrong time" mean?	something bad happens in a place or time where you happen to be	The man was in the wrong place at the wrong time when the car hit him.
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close a deal What does "close a deal" mean?	to end a negotiation successfully	We had to work hard but we were finally able to close the deal.

get a raw deal What does "get a raw deal" mean?	to receive unfair or bad treatment	The secretary got a raw deal when she was forced to work late everyday.
kill the goose that lays the golden egg What does "kill the goose that lays the golden egg" mean?	to spoil/destroy something that is beneficial or makes a lot of money	My friends sold part of their business but it is the most profitable part. I think that they have killed the goose that lays the golden egg.
put two and two together What does "put two and two together" mean?	to understand or figure something out after learning all the facts	I put two and two together and realized why my boss was absent last month.
Beat your brains out What does "Beat your brains out" mean?	If you beat your brains out, you think hard about something but cannot solve, understand or remember it.
live from hand to mouth What does "live from hand to mouth" mean?	to live on very little money	My friend has been living from hand to mouth since he lost his job.
he who laughs last, laughs longest What does "he who laughs last, laughs longest" mean?	the person who is successful in doing something last will have the most enjoyment or success	the person who is successful in doing something last will have the most enjoyment or successEverybody thought that the boy would not get the job because he was too young. However, he who laughs last laughs longest and in fact he got the job easily.

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