All Manner Of Someone Or Something Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does All Manner Of Someone Or Something Idiom mean?

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all manner of (someone or something) What does all manner of (someone or something) mean?	all types of people or things	There were all manner of people at the party.
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old hat What does "old hat" mean?	to be old-fashioned, to be not new or different	My job has become old hat and I am becoming tired of it.
hit a plateau What does "hit a plateau" mean?	reach a certain level of activity/sales and then stop	The performance of the basketball team hit a plateau and then declined.
The whole shooting match What does "The whole shooting match" mean?	Everything, the entire object, or all the related parts.
shit-list What does "shit-list" mean?	list of worthless or troublesome people
take to the woods What does "take to the woods" mean?	to run away and hide	The man decided to take to the woods rather than wait to talk to his angry wife.
put down (something) What does "put down (something)" mean?	to stop something by force, to crush something	The government easily put down the rebellion by the rebel army.

make oneself scarce What does "make oneself scarce" mean?	leave quickly, go away	I think that I will make myself scarce and go to the beach for the day.
ram (something) down (someone's) throat What does "ram (something) down (someone's) throat" mean?	to force someone to do or agree to something that they do not want	The lawyer rammed the settlement down my throat even though I was not happy with it.
blow up in (someone's) face What does "blow up in (someone's) face" mean?	to be ruined while one is working on it (a plan or project etc.), to explode suddenly	The secret plan blew up in our face when we discovered that everybody already knew about it. The bomb blew up in the man's face.
Cold turkey What does "Cold turkey" mean?	To quit something abruptly.	You will not lose weight until you give up chocolate, and I suggest you go cold turkey. The expression originates from the goose bumps and palor which accompany withdrawal from narcotics or tobacco. One's skin resembles that of a plucked, cold turkey....

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All Manner Of Someone Or Something Idiom