American Idioms and Expressions

At A Loss (for Words) Idiom

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at a loss (for words)
What does at a loss (for words) mean?		 to be speechless, to be unable to speakI was at a loss for words when I finally saw my mother after several years.

Some Random Idioms
beat the pants off (someone)
What does "beat the pants off (someone)" mean?		 to beat someone severely, to win against someone easily in a race or a game Our team beat the pants off the other team very easily.

know (something) in one's bones
What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?		 know and sense something, have an intuition about somethingI know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
have a brainwave
What does "have a brainwave" mean?		 to have a sudden clever ideaLast night I had a brainwave and had some great ideas about what to do at my job.
in the best of health
What does "in the best of health" mean?		 very healthyMy father has been in the best of health for many years now.
stick (something) out
What does "stick (something) out" mean?		 to endure/continue somethingShe does not like her new job but she plans to stick it out until she saves enough money to go to Europe.
swallow one`s pride
What does "swallow one`s pride" mean?		 to bring one`s pride under control, to become humbleI had to swallow my pride and ask my father for some money.
hit the sack
What does "hit the sack" mean?		 go to bedI`m a little bit tired so I think that I will hit the sack now.
take heart
What does "take heart" mean?		 to be encouraged, to feel brave and want to try somethingI took heart from my previous failure and decided to try again.
take (something) to one's grave
What does "take (something) to one's grave" mean?		 to carry a secret with you until you dieThe woman plans to take the secret about her sister to her grave.
Girl Friday
What does "Girl Friday" mean?		 A girl Friday is a female employee who assists someone without any specific duties.
son of a bitch
What does "son of a bitch" mean?		unappealing, worthless person. You are such a son of a bitch. I can't trust you at all.
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