Back In The Day Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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back in the day What does back in the day mean?	idiom. a long time ago when style, fashion, and taste were different
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keep body and soul together What does "keep body and soul together" mean?	to stay alive, to survive	The girl has been working very hard to keep body and soul together after her illness.

from dawn to dusk What does "from dawn to dusk" mean?	from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun	The farmworkers worked from dawn to dusk everyday in order to pick the lettuce crop.
catch (someone) off guard What does "catch (someone) off guard" mean?	to catch a person at a time of carelessness	I was caught off guard when the teacher asked me about my homework.
in the rear What does "in the rear" mean?	behind someone or something	There were several trucks in the rear when they opened the bridge to traffic last night.
get (something) out of one's system What does "get (something) out of one's system" mean?	to get rid of the desire to do something	I went on a short holiday so that I could get travelling out of my system.

pasting What does "pasting" mean?	defeat; beating; loss
rug What does "rug" mean?	toupee or wig.	Nice rug that guy's got.
grow on (someone) What does "grow on (someone)" mean?	to become acceptable to someone or liked by someone	At first I did not like the strange music but it is beginning to grow on me.
funny business What does "funny business" mean?	illegal activity	The truck driver was involved in some funny business that was probably illegal.

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Back In The Day Idiom