American Idioms and Expressions

But For Someone Or Something Idiom

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but for (someone or something) What does but for (someone or something) mean?	if it were not for someone or something	The man would have easily got the new job, but for the fact that he was not honest about his previous experience.
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have a price on one's head What does "have a price on one's head" mean?	be wanted by the police who will pay money for one's capture	The man has a price on his head and is wanted by the police all over the country.

more fun than a barrel of monkeys What does "more fun than a barrel of monkeys" mean?	very funny, fun	The children love their teacher because he is more fun than a barrel of monkeys. mouse Idioms
fresh out of (something) What does "fresh out of (something)" mean?	to have used up all of something, to have sold the last of something	The bakery was fresh out of brown bread so we had to go to the supermarket.
On the flip side What does "On the flip side" mean?	On the reverse or the other side
gorilla juice What does "gorilla juice" mean?	steroids; anabolic steriods
Hang out to dry What does "Hang out to dry" mean?	If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble.

piss What does "piss" mean?	urinate; pee
snake oil salesman What does "snake oil salesman" mean?	someone who tries to sell you something that does not work	The carpet seller is like a snake oil salesman. His carpets are no good at all.
whiz What does "whiz" mean?	urinate
stack up (something) What does "stack up (something)" mean?	to make a stack of things	I stacked up the magazines that I planned to give to the flea market.

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