American Idioms and Expressions

After One`s Own Heart Idiom

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after one`s own heart
What does after one`s own heart mean?		 to be well-liked for agreeing with one`s own feelings/interests/ideasMy new boss loves to go fishing. He is a man after my own heart.

Some Random Idioms
back off
What does "back off" mean?		 to retreat or move away (from a fight or argument or an object) The man wanted to start an argument but finally he backed off.

bad hair day
What does "bad hair day" mean?		 a day when one's hair looks messy, a day of mishaps and other problems The girl is having a bad hair day. She looks terrible.
I am having a bad hair day. Everything is going wrong.

trip
What does "trip" mean?		weird, annoying person or experience
be in
What does "be in" mean?		 to be at one's home or at one's workplace If my friend is in I will visit him tonight.

talk until one is blue in the face
What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean?		 to talk until one is exhausted I talked until I was blue in the face but I could not change my teacher's opinion about my essay.

gray Idioms
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come and get it
What does "come and get it" mean?		dinner is ready; dinner is on the table. Come and get it. Dinner's ready.
lose face
What does "lose face" mean?		 to be embarrassed or ashamed by an error or failure, to lose self-respectThe manager lost face when the person who she hired was a terrible worker.
buckle down to (do something) or buckle down and (do something)
What does "buckle down to (do something) or buckle down and (do something)" mean?		 to make a big effort to do something, to give one's complete attention or effort to do something The teacher told the girl that she must buckle down and begin to work harder than before.

prick
What does "prick" mean?		dumb person of little worth
rank and file
What does "rank and file" mean?		 the members of a group and not the leaders, regular soldiers and not the officersThe rank and file of the large union were happy with their new contract.
off one`s back
What does "off one`s back" mean?		 to not bother someone, to remove someone or something as an annoyance I wish my boss would get off my back and stop bothering me.

need (something) yesterday
What does "need (something) yesterday" mean?		 to need something in a very big hurryI need a new computer yesterday.
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