As Sour As Vinegar Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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as sour as vinegar What does as sour as vinegar mean?	sour and disagreeable	The old man next door is as sour as vinegar.
as sour as vinegar What does as sour as vinegar mean?	sour and disagreeable	The old man next door is as sour as vinegar.
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dead loss What does "dead loss" mean?	a total loss	The money that I gave to my friend is a dead loss and none of it will be returned.

kiss up to What does "kiss up to" mean?	flatter; be obsequious to somebody
You don`t say! What does "You don`t say!" mean?	used to show surprise at what is said	"You don`t say", he said when he heard about the accident on the highway.
talk shop What does "talk shop" mean?	to talk about things related to one`s work	Everybody at the company gathering decided that they would not talk shop during the dinner.
make (someone) eat crow What does "make (someone) eat crow" mean?	to cause someone to admit an error or retract a statement	We made our boss eat crow when we discovered the mistake that he made with our work schedule.
subject to (something) What does "subject to (something)" mean?	depending on something, likely to have something	The purchase of the house was subject to several conditions that we wanted to talk about.

not up to scratch/snuff What does "not up to scratch/snuff" mean?	to be not adequate	My uncle's golf game is not up to scratch and he always gets a bad score.
come out of the closet What does "come out of the closet" mean?	to reveal one's secret interests, to reveal that one is gay	Nobody was surprised when my cousin came out of the closet.
judge (someone) on his or her own merit What does "judge (someone) on his or her own merit" mean?	to judge or evaluate someone on his or her own achievements and virtues	We judged the man on his own merit and not by what people were saying about him.
flea in (someone`s) ear What does "flea in (someone`s) ear" mean?	an idea or answer that is not welcome	I put a flea in our supervisor's ear when I told him about the computer problems.

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As Sour As Vinegar Idiom