As A Last Resort Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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as a last resort What does as a last resort mean?	if everything else fails	As a last resort we decided to borrow some money from my father to buy the car.
as a last resort What does as a last resort mean?	if everything else fails	As a last resort we decided to borrow some money to buy the car.
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back-to-back What does "back-to-back" mean?	next to each other and touching backs	The students were sitting back-to-back as they exercised in the gym class.

so long What does "so long" mean?	goodbye	"So long, I will see you next week."
feel out (someone) or feel (someone) out What does "feel out (someone) or feel (someone) out" mean?	to talk or act carefully with someone in order to find out what he or she thinks	I will feel out my boss this weekend about my chance for a promotion.
by the skin of one`s teeth What does "by the skin of one`s teeth" mean?	only just, barely	We arrived on time for the train by the skin of our teeth.
white sale What does "white sale" mean?	the selling of towels or sheets at a reduced price	We went to the white sale at the department store to buy some new sheets.
a bull in a china shop What does "a bull in a china shop" mean?	a tactless person who upsets others or upsets plans, a very clumsy person	The boy is like a bull in a china shop so you should be careful if you invite him to your house.
veggies What does "veggies" mean?	vegetables.	Some veggies with your steak?
put (something) down in black and white What does "put (something) down in black and white" mean?	to write the details of a contract or something on paper	I asked the buyer to put the offer to buy my car down in black and white.

Up sticks What does "Up sticks" mean?	(UK) If you up sticks, you leave somewhere, usually permanently and without warning- he upped sticks and went to work abroad.
come to the point What does "come to the point" mean?	to be direct	The man's speech was interesting but he never really came to the point.

American Idioms and Expressions

As A Last Resort Idiom