American Idioms and Expressions

A Long Shot Idiom

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a long shot What does a long shot mean?	a bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed	It was a long shot that he would get the job so he was very happy when he did get it.
a long shot What does a long shot mean?	a bet or other risk taken though not likely to succeed	It was a long shot that my friend would get the job so he was very happy when he did get it. look Idioms
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Loan shark What does "Loan shark" mean?	A loan shark lends money at very high rates of interest.

number one What does "number one" mean?	oneself, one`s own interests	He is always looking out for number one and will never do anything for other people.
set one`s mind at rest What does "set one`s mind at rest" mean?	to free oneself from worry	I told my father the reason that we can`t come in order to set his mind at rest.
homey What does "homey" mean?	good friend.	My homies all think I look good in black.
pay off (someone) What does "pay off (someone)" mean?	to pay someone a bribe for something	The owner of the store had to pay off the gang who were threatening him.
come clean What does "come clean" mean?	to tell the truth	The president of the company was forced to come clean and tell what really happened to the business.
at the end of the day What does "at the end of the day" mean?	when everything else has been taken into consideration	At the end of the day, it was impossible to get the money to build the house.

catch (someone) off guard What does "catch (someone) off guard" mean?	to catch a person at a time of carelessness	I was caught off guard when the teacher asked me about my homework.
take a turn for the worse What does "take a turn for the worse" mean?	to become sicker	My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and she is still in the hospital.
Cut it out! What does "Cut it out!" mean?	stop doing something (that's annoying).	"You kids are making too much noise. Cut itout!"
down to the wire What does "down to the wire" mean?	to be nearing a deadline, to be running out of time	We went down to the wire but we were able to finish the job on time.
saddled with debt What does "saddled with debt" mean?	to be burdened with debt	Our company is saddled with debt and must do something about it quickly.

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