After Hours Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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after hours What does after hours mean?	after the regular closing or finishing time	The library has a place to leave books after hours.
after hours What does after hours mean?	after the regular closing or finishing time	Our library has a place to return books after hours.
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in trouble What does "in trouble" mean?	in danger, in difficulty	The boy has been in trouble with the school all of this term.

tune up (a musical instrument) What does "tune up (a musical instrument)" mean?	to adjust a musical instrument to the right sound	The orchestra tuned up their instruments before the performance.
dirty one`s hands What does "dirty one`s hands" mean?	to hurt one's character or good name, to do a bad or shameful thing	The politician dirtied his hands when he became involved in the land deal.
feel it beneath oneself to do (something) What does "feel it beneath oneself to do (something)" mean?	to feel that one would be lowering oneself to do something	The young girl feels it beneath her to help clean the bathroom.
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.
eagle eye What does "eagle eye" mean?	an intently watchful eye	The boy has an eagle eye and he never misses anything.
Can't hold a candle to What does "Can't hold a candle to" mean?	To be far less competent or have far less skills than someone else.	When it comes to performance, Corvette can't hold a candle to Porsche. Before electric lights, someone performing a task in the dark needed a helper to hold a candle to provide light while the task was performed. Much as a helper might hold a flashlight today. Holding the candle is of course the less challenging role. Someone who is not even qualified to hold the candle is much less competent than the person performing the actual task.

bird in hand is worth two in the bush What does "bird in hand is worth two in the bush" mean?	do not risk losing something that you have by trying to get something that is not certain	"You should accept the job offer with the lower salary now rather than waiting for a better job. Remember that a bird in hand is worth two in the bush."
have one's finger on the pulse What does "have one's finger on the pulse" mean?	to be aware of recent changes or developments in a particular situation or activity	Our supervisor has her finger on the pulse and knows what everybody is doing.
in a month of Sundays What does "in a month of Sundays" mean?	in a very long time	I have not been to the shopping mall in a month of Sundays.
Battle of nerves What does "Battle of nerves" mean?	A battle of nerves is a situation where neither side in a conflict or dispute is willing to back down and is waiting for the other side to weaken. ('A war of nerves' is an alternative form.)

American Idioms and Expressions

After Hours Idiom