American Idioms and Expressions

Bring (someone) Around Idiom

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bring (someone) around
What does bring (someone) around mean?		 to restore someone to health or consciousness, to cure someoneThe medical workers were able to bring the man around after the accident.

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get up and go
What does "get up and go" mean?		 energy. "I'm really tired. I don't have any get up andgo."
cog in the machine
What does "cog in the machine" mean?		 a small and unimportant part of a large organization The employees felt like they were only cogs in the machine so the atmosphere at the company was not very good.

one jump/step ahead of (someone or something)
What does "one jump/step ahead of (someone or something)" mean?		 one step in advance of someone or somethingMy boss is always one jump ahead of the rest of the employees.
on foot
What does "on foot" mean?		 by walkingWe decided to go downtown on foot.
have one's nose in (something)
What does "have one's nose in (something)" mean?		 to have unwelcome interest in something, to have impolite curiosity about somethingMy boss always has his nose in the business of other people so he is not very well-liked.
dead duck
What does "dead duck" mean?		 someone in a hopeless situation or conditionThe man is a dead duck. When the police catch him he will have to go to jail.
a leading question
What does "a leading question" mean?		 a question to a witness that is designed to suggest or produce the reply that is wanted by the questioner The judge criticized the lawyer for asking leading questions during the trial.

come back (to someone)
What does "come back (to someone)" mean?		 to return to one`s memory The strange events of last year are slowly coming back to me.

dick
What does "dick" mean?		nothing; nothing at all
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