Buy The Farm Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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buy the farm What does buy the farm mean?	die.	He bought the farm during that last raid.
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Chew on a bone What does "Chew on a bone" mean?	If someone is chewing on a bone, he or she is thinking about something intently.

on a dime What does "on a dime" mean?	to do something in a very small space, to do something quickly	His new car has very powerful brakes and is able to stop on a dime.
drop (someone/something) like a hot potato What does "drop (someone/something) like a hot potato" mean?	to suddenly stop being involved with someone or with some kind of a problem	The advertisers dropped the basketball star like a hot potato when he became involved in a scandal.
keep one`s cool What does "keep one`s cool" mean?	to stay/remain calm	I tried to keep my cool during the argument with my neighbor.
green thumb What does "green thumb" mean?	a talent for gardening, the ability to make things grow	My sister's husband has a green thumb and has a very beautiful garden.
fly into the face of danger What does "fly into the face of danger" mean?	to take great risks	The pilot was flying into the face of danger when he went to fight the forest fire.
something of the sort What does "something of the sort" mean?	something of the kind just mentioned	I do not know exactly what the man said but it was about his job or something of the sort.
give (someone) the third degree What does "give (someone) the third degree" mean?	to question someone in great detail about something	The policeman gave the young man the third degree when they saw him on the street.

in storage What does "in storage" mean?	in a place where things are stored or kept	We put all of our furniture in storage and went for a trip around the world.
signal to (someone) to do (something) What does "signal to (someone) to do (something)" mean?	to give someone an instruction using a signal	I signaled to our coach to take me out of the game for a rest.
die off What does "die off" mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off as soon as we moved to a new apartment.

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