Black Out Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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black out What does black out mean?	to faint or pass out	Suddenly the young woman blacked out while she was standing in front of the computer.
black out What does black out mean?	to darken a room or building by turning off the lights	During the war people in the cities were forced to black out their windows so nobody could see them.
black out What does black out mean?	to lose consciousness	The man blacked out during the parade and he had to sit down and rest.
black out What does black out mean?	to faint or pass out	The man suddenly blacked out while he was waiting for the bus.
black out What does black out mean?	to lose consciousness, to faint, to pass out	The football player blacked out after being hit by the other player.
black out What does black out mean?	to faint or pass out	The young woman blacked out while she was standing in front of the computer.
black out What does black out mean?	to darken a room or building by turning off the lights	During the war, people in the cities were forced to black out their windows so nobody could see them.
black out What does black out mean?	to lose consciousness	The man blacked out during the parade and he had to sit down and rest.
black out What does black out mean?	to faint or pass out	The man suddenly blacked out while he was waiting for the bus.
black out What does black out mean?	to lose consciousness, to faint, to pass out	The football player blacked out after being hit by the other player.
	Some Random Idioms
Polishing peanuts What does "Polishing peanuts" mean?	To work very hard at something for little or no return. In other words, wasting time on work which will not yield reasonable value.

fall out with (someone) over (something) What does "fall out with (someone) over (something)" mean?	to disagree or quarrel with someone about something	I fell out with my roommate over who should clean the bathroom.
keep one's head above water What does "keep one's head above water" mean?	to keep out of difficult financial problems, to stay out of trouble	My brother has been having a hard time keeping his head above water since he lost his job.
stand off from (someone or something) What does "stand off from (someone or something)" mean?	to stay at a distance from someone or something, to stay apart from someone or something	He always stands off from the other students in his class.
frankenfood What does "frankenfood" mean?	genetically engineered or modified food
do wonders What does "do wonders" mean?	to produce excellent results	If you begin to do some exercise it will do wonders for your health.

variety is the spice of life What does "variety is the spice of life" mean?	life is made more interesting by doing new or different things	The three women believe that variety is the spice of life and they are always traveling to new places and trying new things.
put ideas into (someone's) head What does "put ideas into (someone's) head" mean?	to suggest something to someone	The girl's best friend is always putting ideas into her head.
full of it What does "full of it" mean?	to be full of nonsense	I thought that the woman was full of it when she told me that the business was closed.
brainwash (someone) What does "brainwash (someone)" mean?	to make someone believe something that is not true by repeating it again and again	The people were brainwashed into thinking exactly what their leader wanted them to think.
wasted What does "wasted" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
livin' large What does "livin' large" mean?	idiom. wealthy; rich.	He's livin' large since his song went gold.

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