Bird Colonel Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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bird colonel What does bird colonel mean?	full colonel, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel, which is one rank lower (in the U.S. Army)
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From pillar to post What does "From pillar to post" mean?	If something is going from pillar to post, it is moving around in a meaningless way, from one disaster to another.
let it rip What does "let it rip" mean?	let something go at full speed, take off all restraints	He let it rip and left the shore in the motorboat.
third base What does "third base" mean?	act of oral sex or finger sex (used as a way to mark "progress" in sex, especially among youth)
HIV What does "HIV" mean?	Human Immunodeficiency Virus	Human Immunodeficiency VirusThe rate of HIV infection among drug users is very high.
ass is grass What does "ass is grass" mean?	idiom. done in; done for (said as a threat or warning)
in two minds about (something) What does "in two minds about (something)" mean?	to be undecided about something	My niece is in two minds about whether or not she will visit me this summer.
in (someone's) shoes/place What does "in (someone's) shoes/place" mean?	seeing or experiencing something from someone else's point of view	I wish that my father could see some of my difficulties at work in my shoes.
map What does "map" mean?	the face
in charge of something What does "in charge of something" mean?	to be responsible for an activity or group of people	Our teacher is in charge of selling tickets for the school dance.

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Bird Colonel Idiom