Cause A Stir Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cause a stir What does cause a stir mean?	to cause people to become agitated and alarmed about something	The soccer player caused a stir when he began to criticize the referee.
cause a stir What does cause a stir mean?	to cause people to become agitated and alarmed about something	The soccer player caused a stir when he criticized the referee.
	Some Random Idioms
up until What does "up until" mean?	until	I was in the library up until midnight last night.

lousy with (something) What does "lousy with (something)" mean?	something is in abundance, many/much of something	The hotel room was lousy with cockroaches.
fire away at (someone or something) What does "fire away at (someone or something)" mean?	to shoot at someone or something, to ask many questions	The students began to fire away at the speaker after he finished his speech.
sit back and let (something) happen What does "sit back and let (something) happen" mean?	to relax and not interfere in something	I did not want to sit back and let things happen so I began to make some phone calls about my situation.
early to bed, early to rise What does "early to bed, early to rise" mean?	going to bed early is good for you	going to bed early is good for youThe man believed that early to bed, early to rise was good for him and he always went to bed at 9:30 every night.
laugh out of the other side of one's mouth What does "laugh out of the other side of one's mouth" mean?	change from being happy to being sad	My friend was laughing out of the other side of his mouth when he learned that he would get a ticket for parking his car in the wrong place.

Whole kit and caboodle What does "Whole kit and caboodle" mean?	The whole kit and caboodle means 'everything' required or involved in something. ('Kaboodle' is an alternative spelling.)
hold down a job What does "hold down a job" mean?	keep a job	He has a serious drinking problem and is unable to hold down a job.
chugalug What does "chugalug" mean?	drink quickly without gulping
have an out What does "have an out" mean?	have an excuse	The teacher asked me to do my presentation tomorrow but I have an out and don't have to do it. I will go to the doctor tomorrow

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Cause A Stir Idiom