American Idioms and Expressions

Break Loose (from Someone Or Something) Idiom

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break loose (from someone or something)
What does break loose (from someone or something) mean?		 to get away from someone or something that is holding youThe horse broke loose from the rope and began running through the town.

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Up to snuff
What does "Up to snuff" mean?		 If something isn't up to snuff, it doesn't meet the standard expected.
iron out (something)
What does "iron out (something)" mean?		 work out something, solve a problemWe have ironed out all of our problems at work and are doing better now.
talk until one is blue in the face
What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean?		 to talk until one is exhaustedI talked until I was blue in the face but still my supervisor would not let me take a day off from work.
prick up one's ears
What does "prick up one's ears" mean?		 to listen more carefully to something (an animal moves its ears up to hear better) When I heard my friends talking about me I pricked up my ears.

pop off
What does "pop off" mean?		 lose control
pretty is as pretty does
What does "pretty is as pretty does" mean?		 you should do pleasant things if you want people to think that you are pleasantPretty is as pretty does, I said to my friend and suggested that he should be more pleasant if he wants people to like him.
take over (something)
What does "take over (something)" mean?		 to take control of something, to take command of somethingA large foreign company took control of our company last month.
take (someone or something) wrong
What does "take (someone or something) wrong" mean?		 to misunderstand someone or somethingThe man took what I said wrong and became very angry.
you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)
What does "you can lead a horse to water (but you can't make it drink)" mean?		 you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you cannot force him or her to do it if they do not want to You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink and no matter how hard we try to help my cousin get a job he will not make any effort to find one.

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spam
What does "spam" mean?		 send massive amounts of email for commercial purposes (usually involving sex)
crunch numbers
What does "crunch numbers" mean?		 to do mathematical calculationsOur accountant loves to crunch numbers and he is one of the top managers in our company.
rap
What does "rap" mean?		 chat; talk; discuss something
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