Ball Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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ball What does ball mean?	a good time; great fun (at a party, etc.).	We had a ball at that party last night.
ball What does ball mean?	testicle
ball What does ball mean?	have sexual intercourse with someone
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call (someone) names What does "call (someone) names" mean?	to call a person unpleasant names	The children began to call the new student names.

run a meeting What does "run a meeting" mean?	to conduct a meeting	My boss is not able to run a meeting very well.
clean bill of health What does "clean bill of health" mean?	a report or certificate that a person or animal is healthy	The doctor gave me a clean bill of health when I visited him last month.
call up (someone) What does "call up (someone)" mean?	to telephone someone	My friend said that he will call up his parents tomorrow night.
carry a lot of weight with (someone or something) What does "carry a lot of weight with (someone or something)" mean?	to be very influential with someone or with a group of people	The man's education and experience carry a lot of weight in the university.
Whistling past the graveyard What does "Whistling past the graveyard" mean?	If someone is whistling past the graveyard, they are trying to remain cheerful in difficult circumstances. ('Whistling past the cemetery' is also used.)
chisel (someone) out of (something) What does "chisel (someone) out of (something)" mean?	to cheat someone to get money	My friend tried to chisel his brother out of some money.

go to town What does "go to town" mean?	to work fast or hard, to do something with much energy	We went to town last night and finished painting the bedroom.
facts of life What does "facts of life" mean?	the facts about sex or marriage or birth that one should know	The boy is too young to know about the facts of life.

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Ball Idiom