American Idioms and Expressions

Beast With Two Backs Idiom

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beast with two backs
What does beast with two backs mean?
sexual intercourse between two people

Some Random Idioms
Something nasty in the woodshed
What does "Something nasty in the woodshed" mean?
Something nasty in the woodshed means that someone as a dark secret or an unpleasant experience in their past.
Cling to hope
What does "Cling to hope" mean?
If people cling to hope, they continue to hope though the chances of success are very small.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
What does "Let sleeping dogs lie." mean?
Don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't necessary. "I know that what Julie said made you angry, butlet sleeping dogs lie. If you say or do anything, you'll only make things worse."
after a fashion
What does "after a fashion" mean?
poorly, barely adequate The cleaning staff cleaned the lunchroom after a fashion but not very well.

touch off (someone)
What does "touch off (someone)" mean?
to make someone very angryI touched off my friend when I said something that she did not like.
a head start
What does "a head start" mean?
an early start to somethingThey left early in order to get a head start on the trip.
when the cat's away, the mice will play
What does "when the cat's away, the mice will play" mean?
when you are not watching someone they may get into trouble, when a person with authority is absent then those below him or her can do whatever they want When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to play.

dike
What does "dike" mean?
lesbian
without further ado
What does "without further ado" mean?
without further talkWithout further ado they ended the meeting and began to serve coffee.
take (someone or something) on
What does "take (someone or something) on" mean?
to undertake to deal with someone or somethingI decided to take the extra work on in order to make some extra money.
Set in stone
What does "Set in stone" mean?
If something is set in stone, it cannot be changed or altered.

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