Ahead Of The Game Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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ahead of the game What does ahead of the game mean?	to do more than necessary	We worked hard all week in order to be ahead of the game on Monday morning.
ahead of the game What does ahead of the game mean?	to have done more than necessary	We worked hard all week in order to be ahead of the game on Monday morning.
	Some Random Idioms
cross the Rubicon What does "cross the Rubicon" mean?	to do something where you cannot go back (Julius Ceasar crossed the Rubicon and made a fight with the Roman Senate inevitable)	The man crossed the Rubicon when he began on a course that he could not turn back from.

Bull market What does "Bull market" mean?	A bull market is a period when investors are optimistic and there are expectations that good financial results will continue.
at odds (with someone) What does "at odds (with someone)" mean?	to be in disagreement with someone	The man has been at odds with his boss over his new sales territory.
Your belly button is bigger than your stomach What does "Your belly button is bigger than your stomach" mean?	If your belly button is bigger than your stomach, you take on more responsibilities than you can handle.
Back handed compliment What does "Back handed compliment" mean?	A compliment that also insults or puts down at the same time.	They gave me a backhanded compliment when they said I was smart for a girl. Back-handed is synonymous with left-handed. For example in tennis, a backhand stroke is a strike by a right-handed player from the left side of the body. The left side of the body has always been deemed sinister. The Latin word for left is sinister. Hence, back-handed means round-about, indirect, or devious.
twist (someone) around one`s (little) finger What does "twist (someone) around one`s (little) finger" mean?	to have complete control over someone and be able to make them do anything that you want	The woman is able to twist her supervisor around her little finger and she gets whatever she wants at work.
lie fallow What does "lie fallow" mean?	remain unused (a field or land lies fallow)	The farmer let the field lie fallow for one growing season.
have one's hands full with (someone or something) What does "have one's hands full with (someone or something)" mean?	be totally occupied with someone or something	The mother has her hands full with the two young children.
cut one's eyeteeth on (something) What does "cut one's eyeteeth on (something)" mean?	to have much experience with something, to have done something since one was very young	My cousin cut his eyeteeth on fixing computers and now he is an expert at it.
have two left feet What does "have two left feet" mean?	to move in a very awkward way when you dance	The man has two left feet and he is a very bad dancer.

American Idioms and Expressions

Ahead Of The Game Idiom