Bury The Hatchet Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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bury the hatchet What does bury the hatchet mean?	to stop arguing and become friendly with someone	He buried the hatchet with his brother and they are now friendly again.
bury the hatchet What does bury the hatchet mean?	to stop arguing and become friendly with someone	My friend buried the hatchet with his brother and they are now friendly again.
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fall into a trap What does "fall into a trap" mean?	to become caught in someone's scheme	The criminals fell into a trap that the police had prepared for them.
F2F What does "F2F" mean?	face to face
frighten (someone) to death What does "frighten (someone) to death" mean?	to frighten someone severely	I almost frightened the woman to death when I met her on the dark stairs.
dagwood What does "dagwood" mean?	huge sandwich
diddly-shit What does "diddly-shit" mean?	nothing at all; worthless; useless
get along on a shoestring What does "get along on a shoestring" mean?	to manage with very little money	I had to get along on a shoestring during university.
down to earth What does "down to earth" mean?	to be sensible and practical	My mother is very down to earth.
heart is set on (something) What does "heart is set on (something)" mean?	to want something very much	The little boy's heart is set on getting a dog for his birthday.
a mine of information What does "a mine of information" mean?	someone or something that is full of information	The old man was a mine of information when we were writing about the history of the town.
walk hand-in-hand (with someone) What does "walk hand-in-hand (with someone)" mean?	to walk while holding hands with someone	The couple walked hand-to-hand down the street.
whistle a different tune What does "whistle a different tune" mean?	change one`s attitude, contradict previous ideas	He is whistling a different tune now that he has been promoted and has more responsibility at his job.
stare (someone) in the face What does "stare (someone) in the face" mean?	to be very likely to happen, to be clear and easy to recognize	Defeat was staring the runner in the face right from the beginning of the race.

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Bury The Hatchet Idiom