American Idioms and Expressions

Above Suspicion Idiom

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above suspicion
What does above suspicion mean?		 to be very honest so that nobody would suspect youThe man's actions are always above suspicion.
above suspicion
What does above suspicion mean?		 to be very honest so that nobody will suspect you of doing something wrong The man's actions are always above suspicion.


Some Random Idioms
side against (someone)
What does "side against (someone)" mean?		 to take sides against someoneMy friend always sides against me when I am involved in an argument with someone.
have bats in one's belfry
What does "have bats in one's belfry" mean?		 to be a little bit crazy I think that our neighbor has bats in her belfry.

fall to (someone) to do (something)
What does "fall to (someone) to do (something)" mean?		 to become the responsibility of someoneIt usually falls to me to tell my roommates to be quiet.
Road to Damascus
What does "Road to Damascus" mean?		 If someone has a great and sudden change in their ideas or beliefs, then this is a road to Damascus change, after the conversion of Saint Paul to Christianity while heading to Damascus to persecute Christians.
over one`s dead body
What does "over one`s dead body" mean?		 never, under no circumstancesOver my dead body will I let him come to the party next week.
trip the light fantastic
What does "trip the light fantastic" mean?		 to go dancing"It`s Friday night so let`s go downtown and trip the light fantastic."
catch-as-catch-can
What does " catch-as-catch-can" mean?		 in any way possibleWe are in the middle of moving house so our meals are catch-as-catch-can.
take the Fifth
What does "take the Fifth" mean?		 to refuse to incriminate oneself because of the protection of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States (in the U.S. a witness at a trial has this right) The business executive decided to take the Fifth rather than give testimony at the trial.

fritter (something) away or fritter away (something)
What does "fritter (something) away or fritter away (something)" mean?		 to waste something little by little The man frittered away the money that he had won in the contest.

from Idioms



check-up
What does "check-up" mean?		 an examination of a patient by a doctorI went to have my annual check-up last week.
musical chairs
What does "musical chairs" mean?		 the transfer of people in an organization into different jobs - especially each other`s jobsThey seem to be playing musical chairs at the company as people move from one position to another position.
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