Blow One's Top Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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blow one's top What does blow one's top mean?	become extremely angry.	A: "Was your father upset when you came home at 3AM?"B: "He was more than upset. He blew his top!"
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Go blue What does "Go blue" mean?	If you go blue, you are very cold indeed. ('Turn blue' is an alternative form.)
head over heels in debt What does "head over heels in debt" mean?	to be deeply in debt	My cousin has been head over heels in debt for many years.
dust What does "dust" mean?	win by a large margin

house of cards What does "house of cards" mean?	a poorly thought out plan, something that is badly put together and easily knocked over	a poorly thought out plan, something that is badly put together and easily knocked overThe large company was like a house of cards and when there were financial problems in one area the whole business was hurt.
topsy-turvy What does "topsy-turvy" mean?	to be upside down, to be in disarray	My apartment was topsy-turvy so I stayed home to clean it up.
Bad workers always blame their tools What does "Bad workers always blame their tools" mean?	"A bad worker always blames their tools" - If somebody does a job badly or loses in a game and claims that they were let down by their equipment, you can use this to imply that this was not the case.
by the hour What does "by the hour" mean?	after each hour, one hour at a time	We had to pay for our parking space by the hour.
chips and dip What does "chips and dip" mean?	potato chips and something to dip them into before eating them (potato chips are called crisps in the United Kingdom)	We bought some chips and dip for the party.
cut out for (something) What does "cut out for (something)" mean?	to have a talent for something, to be suited for something	I do not think that I am cut out for the travelling that is required for my job.

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Blow One's Top Idiom