Cake Hole Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cake hole What does cake hole mean?	mouth.	Shut your cake hole or I'll smack you.
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bang What does "bang" mean?	to have sexual intercourse

pinch pennies What does "pinch pennies" mean?	to be careful with money, to be thrifty	My grandmother always pinches pennies and never spends her money foolishly.
talk (someone) out of (doing something) What does "talk (someone) out of (doing something)" mean?	to persuade someone not to do something, to persuade someone to give something up	I spent an hour yesterday trying to talk my friend out of quitting his job.
hold the fort What does "hold the fort" mean?	cope in an emergency, act as a temporary substitute	He has been holding the fort at his company while his boss is on vacation.
hold one's nose What does "hold one's nose" mean?	to accept that you have to do something that you do not want to do	I had to hold my nose and sign the legal contract which I did not want to sign.
keep (someone) on tenterhooks What does "keep (someone) on tenterhooks" mean?	keep someone anxious or in suspense	I was kept on tenterhooks as I waited to hear the results of my exam.

close to (someone) What does "close to (someone)" mean?	to be fond of someone	The boy is very close to his grandfather.
engage in (something) What does "engage in (something)" mean?	to be busy with something, to be occupied with something	The man is engaged in a new project. The woman was engaged in a long conversation.
good egg What does "good egg" mean?	a good person	The man is a good egg. Everybody likes him a lot.
drop dead What does "drop dead" mean?	to die suddenly	The bus driver dropped dead while driving the bus.
kickback What does "kickback" mean?	money paid illegally for favorable treatment	The politician received several illegal kickbacks and he was forced to resign.

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Cake Hole Idiom