American Idioms and Expressions

A Ripple Of Excitement Idiom

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a ripple of excitement What does a ripple of excitement mean?	a series of quiet but excited whispers	There was a ripple of excitement in the concert hall when the singer walked onto the stage.
a ripple of excitement What does a ripple of excitement mean?	a series of quiet but excited whispers	There was a ripple of excitement in the concert hall when the singer walked onto the stage.
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have second thoughts about (someone or something) What does "have second thoughts about (someone or something)" mean?	to have doubts about someone or something	We are beginning to have second thoughts about going camping on our holiday.

Armed to the teeth What does "Armed to the teeth" mean?	To be heavily armed.	Don't even think about going into Chicago's housing projects unless you are armed to the teeth. This is a pirate phrase originating in Port Royal Jamaica in the 1600's. Having only single shot black powder weapons and cutlesses, they would carry many of these weapons at once to keep up the fight. In addition they carried a knife in their teeth for maximum arms capability.
champ at the bit What does "champ at the bit" mean?	to be ready and anxious to do something	Everybody was champing at the bit to start writing the test.
relative to (someone or something) What does "relative to (someone or something)" mean?	in proportion to someone or something	The house was not very large relative to the amount of money that it cost.
buyer's market What does "buyer's market" mean?	a situation where there are more sellers than buyers of a product or service and the buyers have an advantage	It was a buyer's market and the price of fruit was very cheap. by Idioms
piggy bank What does "piggy bank" mean?	a small bank/container for saving money that is sometimes in the shape of a pig	The small boy saved much money in his piggy bank.
pork What does "pork" mean?	have sexual relations with

play on/upon (something) What does "play on/upon (something)" mean?	to cause an effect on something, to influence something	The company played on the feelings of loneliness of the people to get them to buy more products.
go without saying What does "go without saying" mean?	to be so easy to understand that it does not have to be mentioned	The man is a hard worker so it goes without saying that his boss is very happy with him.
finger in the pie What does "finger in the pie" mean?	a part ownership of something or responsibility for something	My uncle has his finger in the pie of many small companies in our town.
green What does "green" mean?	inexperienced; without know-how
draw blood What does "draw blood" mean?	to make a wound that bleeds, to anger someone	The politician was very careful not to draw blood during the debate.
spread one's wings What does "spread one's wings" mean?	to begin to be independent and try new things	My uncle's friend is beginning to spread his wings and try many new things.

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