Bad Rap Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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bad rap What does bad rap mean?	a false criminal accusation or conviction.	He's got a bad rap as a drug dealer, but it's not true.
bad rap What does bad rap mean?	a poor reputation, usually not deserved.	She's got a bad rap as a bitch, but she's actually nice.
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not all there What does "not all there" mean?	to be not mentally adequate, to be crazy or silly	The man is not all there and sometimes he does very strange things.

keep one's eyes open What does "keep one's eyes open" mean?	remain alert and watchful for someone or something	"Please keep your eyes open for a good place to eat so that we can have lunch."
put one's hands on (something) What does "put one's hands on (something)" mean?	to locate and acquire something	I have not been able to put my hands on a good cookbook yet.
call (someone) names What does "call (someone) names" mean?	to call a person unpleasant names	The children began to call the new student names.
ring a bell What does "ring a bell" mean?	to remind someone of something	The name does not ring a bell and I am sure that I have never heard of the man.
piss in the wind What does "piss in the wind" mean?	waste time; do something unproductive or futile
throw together (people) What does "throw together (people)" mean?	to group people together by chance	We were thrown together with a variety of people when the storm forced the train to stop for a day.

RIP What does "RIP" mean?	Requiescat In Pace (from the Latin) or Rest In Peace- used when talking about someone who is dead and sometimes written on a gravestone	At the end of the movie RIP was written on the gravestone of the character who had been killed.
in the works What does "in the works" mean?	to be in preparation, to be in the process of being planned or developed	The camera company has a new camera in the works but nobody knows about it.
strike a pose What does "strike a pose" mean?	to position oneself in a certain posture	The model was asked to strike a pose for the photographer.
to the letter What does "to the letter" mean?	exactly, nothing done wrong or left undone, perfectly	The union representative followed the contract agreement to the letter.

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Bad Rap Idiom