Boom Box Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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boom box What does boom box mean?	portable cassette/CD player.	"Don't forget to bring your boom box to thepicnic!"
boom box What does boom box mean?	a large, portable stereo system.	Turn that damned boom box down.
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jacked up What does "jacked up" mean?	upset; distressed

Do a Devon Loch What does "Do a Devon Loch" mean?	(UK) If someone does a Devon Loch, they fail when they were very close to winning. Devon Loch was a horse that collapsed just short of the winning line of the Grand National race.
have an eye for (something) What does "have an eye for (something)" mean?	have good taste in something, be able to judge correctly	She has an eye for nice furniture and her apartment is absolutely beautiful.
to be raised in a barn What does "to be raised in a barn" mean?	to behave crudely like a barnyard animal	When the boy did not shut the door his mother asked him if he had been raised in a barn.
sticky fingers What does "sticky fingers" mean?	the habit of stealing things	The new woman at work has sticky fingers and many things have been stolen recently.
have been to hell and back What does "have been to hell and back" mean?	have survived a great deal of trouble	I thought that I had been to hell and back after I lost my job and couldn't find a new one.

fine and dandy What does "fine and dandy" mean?	all right, okay	It is fine and dandy for me that the sale will be held next Saturday.
ice What does "ice" mean?	methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA
come to blows What does "come to blows" mean?	to begin to fight	The two men came to blows when they were trying to fix the car.

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Boom Box Idiom