Capish Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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capish What does capish mean?	understand (usually as a question).	This is what you gotta do, capish?
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trounce What does "trounce" mean?	defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)

Parrot fashion What does "Parrot fashion" mean?	If you learn something parrot fashion, you learn it word for word. A parrot is a bird from South America that can talk.
Discerning eye What does "Discerning eye" mean?	If a person has a discerning eye, they are particularly good at judging the quality of something.
BC What does "BC" mean?	birth control
high-handed What does "high-handed" mean?	disregarding other's feelings, overbearing	The employer took a high-handed approach to the negotiations and they were not successful.

nobody in his/her right mind would do (something) What does "nobody in his/her right mind would do (something)" mean?	it would be very stupid or unreasonable to do something	Nobody in his right mind would drive his car when the roads are so terrible.
bang one's head against the wall What does "bang one's head against the wall" mean?	to try to do something that is hopeless	I am banging my head against the wall when I try to ask my boss for something.
built What does "built" mean?	muscular; strong in appearance; curvaceous
drive at (something) What does "drive at (something)" mean?	to intend or mean to say something	I do not know what the man was driving at in his speech.
go for it What does "go for it" mean?	give it a try; do it;
deliver the goods What does "deliver the goods" mean?	to do a good or successful job of something	He is the best manager that we have. He knows how to deliver the goods.

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