All Set Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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all set What does all set mean?	to be ready to begin, to be okay	Everything was all set when the meeting began.
all set What does all set mean?	to be ready to begin, to be okay	We were all set so we began the meeting.
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cut both ways What does "cut both ways" mean?	to serve both sides of an argument	What the man said cuts both ways and we should carefully think about it.
down to the last detail What does "down to the last detail" mean?	considering all of the details	We fixed up everything on the boat, right down to the last detail.
grease (someone`s) palm What does "grease (someone`s) palm" mean?	to pay money to someone for some special favor	We had to grease the border guard`s palm in order to enter the country.
a slap in the face What does "a slap in the face" mean?	an insult	The terrible candidate who won the city election was a slap in the face to the voters.
add up (to something) What does "add up (to something)" mean?	to mean something, to result in something	The things that my friend said about his boss do not add up to anything.
get the day off What does "get the day off" mean?	to have a free day from work	I hope to get the day off tomorrow so I can visit my grandfather in the hospital.
fall short of (something) What does "fall short of (something)" mean?	to not have enough of something	The campaign fell short of the amount of money that it had hoped to gather.
fit (someone) to a T What does "fit (someone) to a T" mean?	to fit a person very well	My cousin's new job fits her to a T.
freak out What does "freak out" mean?	to become angry or lose control of oneself	I freaked out when I discovered that my reservation had not been made.
heart stands still What does "heart stands still" mean?	to be very frightened or worried about something	My heart stood still when the truck on the highway almost hit our car.

American Idioms and Expressions

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