Bombed Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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bombed What does bombed mean?	very drunk; highly intoxicated on alcohol.	He got bombed at the bar last night.
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fall over oneself to (do something) What does "fall over oneself to (do something)" mean?	to be extremely eager to do something or please someone	The couple fell over themselves in their effort to please their host.
take (someone) for an idiot/fool What does "take (someone) for an idiot/fool" mean?	to assume that someone is stupid	The salesman tried to take me for a fool when he tried to sell me the car for a very high price.
anke biter What does "anke biter" mean?	child; kid
Go down swinging What does "Go down swinging" mean?	If you want to go down swinging, you know you will probably fail, but you refuse to give up.

ways and means What does "ways and means" mean?	the raising of money to pay for something	The woman doesn't have the ways and means to give her children a good education.
Till you're blue in the face What does "Till you're blue in the face" mean?	If you do something till you're blue in the face, you do it repeatedly without achieving the desired result until you're incredibly frustrated.
bring (someone) to heel What does "bring (someone) to heel" mean?	to make someone obey you or pay attention to you again after they have stopped doing this	The new supervisor quickly brought her employees to heel.
make heads or tails (out) of (something) What does "make heads or tails (out) of (something)" mean?	to find meaning in something, to understand something	I was unable to make heads or tails out of our company's plans to restructure our department.
cook (someone`s) goose What does "cook (someone`s) goose" mean?	to destroy someone`s chances, to damage or ruin someone	The girl cooked her goose and now has no chance of getting the new job.

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