American Idioms and Expressions

Assume Liability Idiom

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assume liability
What does assume liability mean?
accept the responsibility for paying the cost of somethingThe business refused to assume liability for the dangerous products.
assume liability
What does assume liability mean?
to accept the responsibility for paying the cost of something The business refused to assume liability for the dangerous products.


Some Random Idioms
in the soup
What does "in the soup" mean?
in serious trouble, in a bad situation The woman is in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.

wusup
What does "wusup" mean?
1. Wusup, bro?
hustle
What does "hustle" mean?
act quickly; rush; hurry
jump bail
What does "jump bail" mean?
fail to appear in court and therefore give up the money that you paid for bailThe criminal jumped bail and went to another city to hide.
turps
What does "turps" mean?
turpentine
ball park figure/estimate
What does "ball park figure/estimate" mean?
a rough estimate or figure The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.

in one's spare time
What does "in one's spare time" mean?
in one's free timeMy cousin likes to fix old clocks in his spare time.
Powder your nose
What does "Powder your nose" mean?
If somebody goes to powder your nose, it is a euphemism for going to the lavatory (toilet).
put one's head in the lion's mouth
What does "put one's head in the lion's mouth" mean?
to put oneself in a dangerous or difficult situationI put my head in the lion's mouth when I went to the meeting with my boss.
bookworm
What does "bookworm" mean?
someone who reads a lotMy sister is a bookworm and is always reading a book.

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