American Idioms and Expressions

At (someone's) Earliest Convenience Idiom

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at (someone's) earliest convenience
What does at (someone's) earliest convenience mean?
as soon as it is convenient for someoneI went to the bank at my earliest convenience to speak to the bank manager.

Some Random Idioms
homo
What does "homo" mean?
homosexual (typically male)
dweeb
What does "dweeb" mean?
very hardworking student
chicken feed
What does "chicken feed" mean?
a small sum of moneyThe money that I spent last night was chicken feed and I am not worried about it at all.
Smarty pants
What does "Smarty pants" mean?
A smarty pants is someone who displays the intelligence in an annoying way.
hardware
What does "hardware" mean?
weapons; guns
have one`s nose to the grindstone
What does "have one`s nose to the grindstone" mean?
to work hard or keep busy at somethingMy friend has his nose to the grindstone and he is studying hard at school.
sleez
What does "sleez" mean?
be promiscuous (sexually); be a slut
the hair of the dog that bit one
What does "the hair of the dog that bit one" mean?
a drink of alcohol that one takes when recovering from a hangoverThe man woke up and had the hair of the dog that bit him before he ate breakfast.
down at the heels
What does "down at the heels" mean?
to be shabby, to be poorly dressedThe man looked down at the heels after he was fired from his job.

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