American Idioms and Expressions

Bucko Idiom

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bucko
What does bucko mean?
friend; buddy

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first and foremost
What does "first and foremost" mean?
the first and most important First and foremost, we need a new computer for our office.

make a meal of (something)
What does "make a meal of (something)" mean?
to eat enough/much of one kind of food for one mealWe made a meal of the fish that we caught in the lake.
in transit
What does "in transit" mean?
in the process of being transportedThe cars were in transit when there was a train and truck accident.
cake hole
What does "cake hole" mean?
mouth. Shut your cake hole or I'll smack you.
right as rain
What does "right as rain" mean?
to be correct, to be genuineThe figures that I gave to my supervisor are as right as rain.
dead ahead
What does "dead ahead" mean?
to be directly aheadThere was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes suddenly.
one and the same
What does "one and the same" mean?
exactly the sameDoing my job at home or at the company is one and the same to me and to my company.
a leading question
What does "a leading question" mean?
a question that suggests the kind of answer that you want to hearThe lawyer asked the man a leading question when he asked him why he had lied about the money. He had never lied about money.
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while
What does "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" mean?
This expression means that even if people are ineffective or misguided, sometimes they can still be correct just by being lucky.

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