By The Year Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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by the year What does by the year mean?	one year at a time	The contract for the garbage pickup is renewed by the year.
by the year What does by the year mean?	one year at a time	The contract for the garbage pickup is renewed by the year.
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Be out in left field What does "Be out in left field" mean?	To be out in left field is not to know what's going on. Taken from baseball, when youngsters assign less capable players to the outfield where the ball is less likely to be hit by a young player. In business, one might say, 'Don't ask the new manager; he's out in left field and doesn't know any answers yet.'

follow (someone's) lead What does "follow (someone's) lead" mean?	to do as someone else does	Everybody followed my lead and came to work early.
Made in the shade What does "Made in the shade" mean?	One has an easy time in life or in a given situation. Finding things working to one's benefit.
Pull a rabbit out of your hat What does "Pull a rabbit out of your hat" mean?	If you pull a rabbit out of a hat, you do something that no one was expecting.
back on the front burner What does "back on the front burner" mean?	to be talked about in the news again, to be important and under discussion again	The problem with the large supplier is back on the front burner again.
just one of those things What does "just one of those things" mean?	something that you really can't do anything about	The fact that I failed the driver's test was just one of those things and there is nothing that I can do about it.
put ideas into (someone's) head What does "put ideas into (someone's) head" mean?	to suggest something to someone	The girl's best friend is always putting ideas into her head.
a sitting duck What does "a sitting duck" mean?	an unsuspecting person who is easily fooled - as if he or she were waiting to be attacked	The woman was a sitting duck for the thief when she sat on the bench with her purse beside her.
rev (something) up What does "rev (something) up" mean?	to make an engine run very fast	The young man began to rev the motor of his car up while he was waiting for his friend.
tell (someone) where to get off What does "tell (someone) where to get off" mean?	to scold someone, to express one's anger to someone	I told the man where to get off when he complained about our noise for no reason.
Here goes nothing. What does "Here goes nothing." mean?	ready to do something but think that it will probably be a waste of time and will probably fail	"Here goes nothing. I have already asked him to lend me some money and he always says no but I`ll try again."

American Idioms and Expressions

By The Year Idiom