American Idioms and Expressions

Ask For Trouble Idiom

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ask for trouble What does ask for trouble mean?	to behave in a way that trouble is likely	The boy is asking for trouble if he misses another class.
ask for trouble What does ask for trouble mean?	to behave in a way that will likely cause trouble	The boy is asking for trouble if he misses another class.
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pysched up What does "pysched up" mean?	thrilled; excited; stimulated; eager

find out (something) What does "find out (something)" mean?	to learn or discover something	My mother is angry at me because she found out that I had quit my French class.
go home in a box What does "go home in a box" mean?	be transported back home in a coffin (i.e.: dead)
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.
rathole What does "rathole" mean?	disgusting place
to hem and haw What does "to hem and haw" mean?	to avoid giving a clear answer, to be evasive in speech	He hemmed and hawed when I asked him if he knew where the missing money was.
spill the beans What does "spill the beans" mean?	to tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it	"Please do not spill the beans about my plans to return to school next year." bread Idioms
in some way/ways What does "in some way/ways" mean?	in some unspecified way or manner, by some unspecified means	In some ways I know what my friend thinks but in some ways I do not.

at sea (about something) What does "at sea (about something)" mean?	to be confused about something, to be lost	Most members of the class were at sea when the teacher tried to explain the difficult theory.
crackpot What does "crackpot" mean?	an eccentric person with ideas that do not make sense to others, a crazy person	The man is a crackpot and you never know what he will do next.
what about What does "what about" mean?	about or concerning something	I know that he wants to borrow my tent but what about my sleeping bag.
snap out of (something) What does "snap out of (something)" mean?	to return to a normal state	The man finally snapped out of his depression and was able to return to work.
Leave well alone What does "Leave well alone" mean?	If you leave something well alone, you keep a safe distance from it, either physically or metaphorically.

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