Assault The Ears Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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assault the ears What does assault the ears mean?	to be very loud or persistent	The music was very loud and it assaulted our ears.
assault the ears What does assault the ears mean?	to be very loud or persistent	The music was very loud and it assaulted my ears.
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Here goes. What does "Here goes." mean?	ready to to do something while hoping for the best results	"Well, here goes. I am going to go and ask that girl for a date right now."

stop dead What does "stop dead" mean?	to stop very quickly or with great force	He stopped dead when he saw the bear in the middle of the road.
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.
hang on by one's fingernails What does "hang on by one's fingernails" mean?	to continue or manage to do something in a difficult situation	The man has much debt and is only hanging on by his fingernails.
close shave What does "close shave" mean?	an accident or incident that almost happens but does not happen	I had a close shave when I almost missed my airplane flight.
take the stand What does "take the stand" mean?	to go and sit in the witness chair in a courtroom	The star witness will take the stand in the trial tomorrow.
hold the line at (something) What does "hold the line at (something)" mean?	not yield to pressure, limit something	Our company is holding the line on any salary increases.
look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary What does "look like the cat that swallowed/ate the canary" mean?	to look smug and self-satisfied, to look as if you have just had a great success	"You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?"

set tongues wagging What does "set tongues wagging" mean?	to cause people to start gossiping	The things that the woman does during her free time always sets tongues wagging at the office.
make a practice of (something) What does "make a practice of (something)" mean?	turn something into a habit	I make a practice of going to bed at 11:00 PM every evening.
cue (someone) in What does "cue (someone) in" mean?	to tell someone what is going on	I did not know what to do until somebody cued me in on what was happening.
Be on the pig's back What does "Be on the pig's back" mean?	If you're on the pig's back, you're happy / content / in fine form.
hit pay dirt What does "hit pay dirt" mean?	discover something of value	The men hit pay dirt when they discovered oil in the farmer's field.

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Assault The Ears Idiom