As To Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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as to What does as to mean?	with regard to, according to	"As to your question, I will answer it tomorrow."
as to What does as to mean?	with regard to, concerning, according to	We have some questions as to how the accident happened. The players were put into groups as to their ability.
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take (someone) under one's wings What does "take (someone) under one's wings" mean?	to begin to look after and care for a person	The teacher took the young boy under her wings when he first came to the school.

jamming What does "jamming" mean?	very good; excellent; outstanding
have one foot in the grave What does "have one foot in the grave" mean?	be near death	My uncle is very sick and has one foot in the grave.
slip through (someone's) fingers What does "slip through (someone's) fingers" mean?	to get away from someone	My friend had a very good opportunity but it slipped through his fingers because of his lack of action.
from cradle to grave What does "from cradle to grave" mean?	from birth to death	The government looks after its citizens with good medical care from cradle to grave.
on tiptoe What does "on tiptoe" mean?	standing or walking on the front part of the feet	I stood on tiptoe to look into the construction site.
cry over spilled/spilt milk What does "cry over spilled/spilt milk" mean?	to cry or complain about something that has already happened	You should not cry over spilled milk. The past is past and you cannot change it.

Get your feet wet What does "Get your feet wet" mean?	If you get your feet wet, you gain your first experience of something.
bomb, the What does "bomb, the" mean?	something fantastic or wonderful.	Your party was the bomb.
thumb a lift/ride What does "thumb a lift/ride" mean?	to get a ride from a passing motorist, to ask for a ride from a passing motorist by putting your thumb in the air	We thumbed a ride when our car had a flat tire.
raise its (ugly) head What does "raise its (ugly) head" mean?	a problem or bad situation appears or happens after not happening for a period of time	The problem between the two managers raised its ugly head again after many months of calm.
What are you driving at? What does "What are you driving at?" mean?	What do you mean?	I really didn't understand what my friend was driving at.

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