Blackout Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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blackout What does blackout mean?	a temporary situation where you do not release some information	The government decided to have a blackout regarding the information related to the political prisoner.
blackout What does blackout mean?	a temporary situation where you do not release some information	The government decided to have a blackout regarding the political prisoner.
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look for trouble What does "look for trouble" mean?	do something that may cause trouble	The young boys spend every Saturday evening walking around and looking for trouble.

by and by What does "by and by" mean?	before long, after some time has passed	By and by, all of the family moved back to the city.
for keeps What does "for keeps" mean?	always, forever	I told the boy that he could have the baseball bat for keeps.
spoon-feed (someone) What does "spoon-feed (someone)" mean?	to make something very easy for someone	He is a very strict teacher and never likes to spoon-feed his students.
lower one's voice What does "lower one's voice" mean?	speak more softly	The usher in the movie theater asked me to lower my voice.
penny-wise and pound-foolish What does "penny-wise and pound-foolish" mean?	wise or careful in small things/purchases but not wise or careful about bigger things/purchases	He is penny-wise and pound-foolish and is always wasting his money on things that he does not need.
skin-deep What does "skin-deep" mean?	only on the surface, not having any deep or honest meaning	I believe that the speaker's interest in the environment is only skin-deep.

ROTL What does "ROTL" mean?	rolling on the floor
have a sweet tooth What does "have a sweet tooth" mean?	to like to eat sweet foods	The girl has a sweet tooth and she loves chocolate.
caught with one's hand in the cookie jar What does "caught with one's hand in the cookie jar" mean?	to be caught doing something wrong or illegal	The woman was caught with her hand in the cookie jar when we saw her stealing office supplies.
cry out for (someone or something) What does "cry out for (someone or something)" mean?	to need someone or something badly, to lack something	The new room that we built cries out for new furniture. The baby cried out for her mother.
fair and square What does "fair and square" mean?	completely fair, honestly	The British team won the game fair and square.

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Blackout Idiom