American Idioms and Expressions

Causing A Disturbance Idiom

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causing a disturbance
What does causing a disturbance mean?
an offence committed by fighting/screaming/shouting/swearing or being drunk in publicSeveral of the fans were arrested for causing a disturbance after the football game.
causing a disturbance
What does causing a disturbance mean?
an offence committed by fighting/screaming/shouting/swearing or being drunk in public Several fans were arrested for causing a disturbance after the football game.


Some Random Idioms
middle of nowhere
What does "middle of nowhere" mean?
remote, isolated area (often far from even a small town)
No sweat!
What does "No sweat!" mean?
No problem! No difficulty! "No sweat. I will finish work early and then drive you to the airport."

each and every
What does "each and every" mean?
every"I want each and every student to bring his or her textbook tomorrow."
gut
What does "gut" mean?
fundamental; basic
cook up a storm
What does "cook up a storm" mean?
to prepare a large quantity of food My friend cooked up a storm for the party.

stink to high heaven
What does "stink to high heaven" mean?
to smell very badThe kitchen garbage was stinking to high heaven in the hot sun.
cast in the same mold
What does "cast in the same mold" mean?
to be very similar The two sisters were cast in the same mold and were almost identical.

pitch-black
What does "pitch-black" mean?
very black, as black as pitch The road was pitch-black and we could not see anything.

chime in
What does "chime in" mean?
to join in a song or conversation We were having a nice conversation until our friend chimed in and started complaining about things.
on schedule
What does "on schedule" mean?
to be at the expected or desired timeThe train arrived on schedule and we found our friend easily.
close ranks
What does "close ranks" mean?
to come together for fighting, to unite and work togetherThe political parties closed ranks and stopped arguing among themselves.

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