American Idioms and Expressions

At Any Rate Idiom

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at any rate
What does at any rate mean?
anyway"At any rate whether you go or not, I am not going."
at any rate
What does at any rate mean?
anyway "At any rate, I am not going to a movie tonight."


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What does "rain cats and dogs" mean?
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What does "T&A" mean?
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What does "by far" mean?
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What does "spill one's guts" mean?
confess; reveal everything
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What does "open Pandora's box" mean?
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put/lay the finger on (someone)
What does "put/lay the finger on (someone)" mean?
to accuse someone of doing something, to identify someone as the one who did somethingThe police put the finger on the young man as the main suspect for the crime.
against one's will
What does "against one's will" mean?
to be without a person's consent or agreementThe police took the man to jail against his will.

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