Be In And Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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be in and out What does be in and out mean?	be at and away from a place during a particular time.	"Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? Iexpect tobe in and out of the office most of the day today."
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after all What does "after all" mean?	in spite of what has been decided	I decided to take the swimming course after all.

birds-eye view What does "birds-eye view" mean?	a view from high above, a brief look at something	We had a birds-eye view of the playing field from our seats high up in the stadium.
carrot and stick What does "carrot and stick" mean?	the reward for someone to do what you want or the punishment if they do not do what you want	The government took a carrot-and-stick approach to remove the people who were protesting against the construction of the dam.
get off my back What does "get off my back" mean?	stop it; leave me alone; let me be
listen to (someone) with half an ear What does "listen to (someone) with half an ear" mean?	to not listen carefully to someone	I listened to my friend with half an ear while the news was on the radio.
drag one's heels What does "drag one's heels" mean?	to act slowly or reluctantly	The government dragged their heels in talks with the union about the new contract.
cooler What does "cooler" mean?	jail; prison
(be) cricket What does "(be) cricket" mean?	fair play, gentlemanly conduct (usually used in the negative)	fair play, gentlemanly conduct (usually used in the negative)The way that the government treated the union leaders was not cricket.

Good spell What does "Good spell" mean?	A spell can mean a fairly or relatively short period of time; you'll hear weather forecasts predict a dry spell. Sports commentators will say that a sportsperson is going through a good spell when they're performing consistently better than they normally do.
come in handy What does "come in handy" mean?	to be useful or convenient	I think that the small hammer will come in handy to fix the desk.
force (someone's) hand What does "force (someone's) hand" mean?	to make someone do something that they do not want to do at that time	We decided to force the hand of our opponents because we wanted to finish the negotiations quickly.
screw What does "screw" mean?	sex; the sex act
break loose (from someone or something) What does "break loose (from someone or something)" mean?	to get away from someone or something that is holding you	The horse broke loose from the rope and began running from the farm.

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Be In And Out Idiom