Break Someones Fall Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Break Someones Fall Idiom mean?

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break (someone's) fall What does break (someone's) fall mean?	to lessen the impact of a falling person	The baby fell out of the window but the bushes broke her fall.
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buy (something) sight unseen What does "buy (something) sight unseen" mean?	to buy something without seeing it first	My sister made a big mistake when she bought the used car sight unseen.
Double Dutch What does "Double Dutch" mean?	(UK) If something is double Dutch, it is completely incomprehensible.
decked out What does "decked out" mean?	to be dressed in fancy clothes	My sister was decked out in her best clothes for the party.
(be) cricket What does "(be) cricket" mean?	fair play, gentlemanly conduct (usually used in the negative)	fair play, gentlemanly conduct (usually used in the negative)The way that the government treated the union leaders was not cricket.
get away with (something) What does "get away with (something)" mean?	to do something that one should not do and not get caught	The criminal got away with stealing the money and was never caught.

back out (of something) What does "back out (of something)" mean?	to withdraw from an agreement or promise, to fail to fulfill a promise or obligation	Our company backed out of the agreement with the foreign firm.
add up (to something) What does "add up (to something)" mean?	to mean something, to result in something	The things that my friend said about his boss do not add up to anything.
lowlife What does "lowlife" mean?	unappealing, unreliable, cruel person

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Break Someones Fall Idiom