Belabor The Point Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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belabor the point What does belabor the point mean?	to spend too much time on a point of discussion	I tried not to belabor the point but I needed to explain things in detail for everyone to understand.
belabor the point What does belabor the point mean?	to spend too much time on a point of discussion	I tried not to belabor the point but I needed to explain things in detail for everyone to understand.
	Some Random Idioms
come unglued What does "come unglued" mean?	to lose emotional control	The woman came unglued when she learned that she had lost her job.
thou What does "thou" mean?	thousand (n.b.: the "th" is pronounced hard, as in "threw")
rat on (someone) What does "rat on (someone)" mean?	to betray someone by telling someone else about illegal or wrong activities	The young boy ratted on his friend who broke the store window.
in the best of health What does "in the best of health" mean?	very healthy	My father has been in the best of health for many years now.
Oh, my goodness! What does "Oh, my goodness!" mean?	An expression of surprise.
shake up (something) What does "shake up (something)" mean?	to reorganize something, to reorganize a group of people	The president decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the organization.
a pip-squeak What does "a pip-squeak" mean?	a small and unimportant person	The boy called his friend a pip-squeak which made him very angry.

damn What does "damn" mean?	curse; doom.	Damn you. How could you do that?
trick (someone) into (doing something) What does "trick (someone) into (doing something)" mean?	to fool someone, to cheat someone	The salesman tricked the customer into buying something that he did not need.
blow up (at someone) What does "blow up (at someone)" mean?	to get angry, to lose one's temper	The passenger who was waiting in the line blew up at the ticket agent.
salt of the earth What does "salt of the earth" mean?	good/basic/honest/ordinary people	Our new neighbors are the salt of the earth. They are good, basic, honest people.
wear the pants in one`s family What does "wear the pants in one`s family" mean?	to be the boss of a family or household	The woman wears the pants in her family and she is always telling her husband what to do.

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Belabor The Point Idiom