A Klutz Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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a klutz What does a klutz mean?	an awkward, uncoordinated person.	"Don't ask Jeff to dance with you. He's a realklutz and will probably step on your feet!"
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VCR What does "VCR" mean?	Video Cassette Recorder	Video Cassette RecorderWe bought a new VCR after our old one began to have problems.

on schedule What does "on schedule" mean?	to be at the expected or desired time	The train arrived on schedule and we found our friend easily.
catch one`s breath What does "catch one`s breath" mean?	to stop to rest and regain one`s normal breathing	After running from the station it took me a moment to catch my breath.
sleez What does "sleez" mean?	disgusting, despicable person
heavy What does "heavy" mean?	bad guy; antagonist; villain
fall flat (on one's face) What does "fall flat (on one's face)" mean?	to be unsuccessful, to fail	My attempt at humor fell flat and now the girl does not like me. I fell flat on my face when I tried to impress the girl with my story.
lousy with (something) What does "lousy with (something)" mean?	something is in abundance, many/much of something	The hotel room was lousy with cockroaches.

strike out What does "strike out" mean?	fail	fail The criminal struck out in his attempt to change the punishment that he had received from the judge.
give (someone) the green light What does "give (someone) the green light" mean?	to give someone permission to go ahead or proceed with something	Our boss gave us the green light to begin work on the new sales campaign.
turn a deaf ear to (someone or something) What does "turn a deaf ear to (someone or something)" mean?	to pretend not to hear someone or something, to refuse to hear someone or something	The company turned a deaf ear to the demands for more vacation time by the employees.

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A Klutz Idiom