American Idioms and Expressions

Better Off Idiom

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better off
What does better off mean?		 to be in a better situation than beforeHe would be better off if he sold his old car and bought a new one.
better off
What does better off mean?		 to be in a better situation than before My friend would be better off if he sold his old car and bought a new one.


Some Random Idioms
cool off
What does "cool off" mean?		 to let one's anger become less strong The teacher sent the children into the corner to cool off.

Queue jumping
What does "Queue jumping" mean?		 Someone who goes to the front of a queue instead of waiting is jumping the queue.
figure out (something)
What does "figure out (something)" mean?		 to find an answer by thinking about somethingEveryone is trying to figure out what our boss is going to do with the new equipment.
raise one's voice to (someone)
What does "raise one's voice to (someone)" mean?		 to speak loudly or shout at someone in angerThe teacher asked the child not to raise his voice.
have an eye for (something)
What does "have an eye for (something)" mean?		 have good taste in something, be able to judge correctlyShe has an eye for nice furniture and her apartment is absolutely beautiful.
do one`s best
What does "do one`s best" mean?		 to try to do something as well as one can I tried to do my best on the exam.

do one`s bit

- to make one's expected contribution to a group project

Our teacher did his
flat broke
What does "flat broke" mean?		 to have no money I am flat broke now that I stopped working last month.

know a thing or two (about someone or something)
What does "know a thing or two (about someone or something)" mean?		 be well informed about someone or somethingMy father works in a software development company and knows a thing or two about computers.
eat out of (someone's) hands
What does "eat out of (someone's) hands" mean?		 to do what someone else wants The young secretary is eating out of the manager's hands.

yellow journalism
What does "yellow journalism" mean?		 cheap and overly sensational newspaper writingThe article in the paper about the scandal was a good example of yellow journalism.
pie in the sky
What does "pie in the sky" mean?		 a goal/plan that is too optimistic, a future reward after deathThe boy's plans for his summer were pie in the sky. He would never complete them.
pig
What does "pig" mean?		police officer
amount to (something)
What does "amount to (something)" mean?		 to become successful The boy will never amount to anything if he does not change his behavior.

chicken-livered
What does "chicken-livered" mean?		 cowardly, easily scared The boy called his friend chicken-livered which made the friend very angry.

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