At Ease Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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at ease What does at ease mean?	to be relaxed and comfortable	The team felt at ease after the coach talked to them.
at ease What does at ease mean?	to be relaxed and comfortable	The players felt at ease after the coach talked to them.
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out of proportion What does "out of proportion" mean?	to be showing the wrong proportion relative to something else	The size of the curtains were out of proportion to the small window that we wanted to use them for.

wheels What does "wheels" mean?	transportation in a car; a car
in high gear What does "in high gear" mean?	very fast and active	The preparations for the party were in high gear when I arrived at the house.
way What does "way" mean?	very; extremely; completely
kicky What does "kicky" mean?	appealing; fun; exciting
chink What does "chink" mean?	Chinese; Chinese person

blue in the face What does "blue in the face" mean?	to be very angry or upset, to be excited and very emotional	I argued with my supervisor until I was blue in the face.
first out of the gate What does "first out of the gate" mean?	be the first person to begin a project	be the first person to begin a projectHe was first out of the gate in the effort to raise money for the new concert hall.
beef up (something) or beef (something) up What does "beef up (something) or beef (something) up" mean?	to make something stronger	The police beefed up the security around the convention site.
something else What does "something else" mean?	to be so good as to be beyond description, to be something entirely different	The movie was something else. It was the best movie that I have seen in many years.
stand off (someone or something) What does "stand off (someone or something)" mean?	to keep someone or something from coming near or winning	We were able to stand off the other teams and win the tournament.

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At Ease Idiom