Call (someone) Names Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Call (someone) Names Idiom mean?

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call (someone) names What does call (someone) names mean?	to call a person unpleasant names	The children began to call the new student names.
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community property What does "community property" mean?	property belonging jointly to a married couple or acquired during their marriage	The couple decided to divide some of their community property and give it to their children before they left to do volunteer work overseas.
snap at (someone) What does "snap at (someone)" mean?	to speak sharply or angrily to someone	The supervisor often snaps at people when he meets them in the morning.
turn beet-red What does "turn beet-red" mean?	to become red in the face because you are embarrassed	The girl turned beet-red when her friend asked about her boyfriend.
on one's feet What does "on one's feet" mean?	recovering from sickness or trouble	I was sick for a couple of weeks but now I am on my feet again.

in the bullpen What does "in the bullpen" mean?	a baseball player is in a special area getting ready to pitch in a game	a baseball player is in a special area getting ready to pitch in a gameThe new pitcher practiced in the bullpen while he waited for a chance to enter the game.
nuts What does "nuts" mean?	crazy; mentally unbalanced
boob What does "boob" mean?	woman's breast (usually used in the plural).	Check out her boobs. They're enormous.
Give a big hand What does "Give a big hand" mean?	Applaud by clapping hands. 'Let's give all the contestents a big hand.'

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Call (someone) Names Idiom