Chase Rainbows Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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chase rainbows What does chase rainbows mean?	to try to get or achieve something that is difficult or impossible	My old school friend is always chasing rainbows and he never achieves anything.
chase rainbows What does chase rainbows mean?	to try to get or achieve something that is difficult or impossible	My old school friend is always chasing rainbows and he never achieves anything.
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Off-hand What does "Off-hand" mean?	Off-hand means without preparation. People say that they don't know the answer off-hand, meaning that they don't know it at that time.
a leading question What does "a leading question" mean?	a question that suggests the kind of answer that you want to hear	The lawyer asked the man a leading question when he asked him why he had lied about the money. He had never lied about money.
put (someone) in his or her place What does "put (someone) in his or her place" mean?	to scold someone for rude or bad behavior, to rebuke someone	Our teacher was very angry and put the student in his place for his rude remark.
have broad shoulders What does "have broad shoulders" mean?	to have the ability to work hard and take on responsibilities and accept criticism (because you are strong with broad shoulders)	The man has broad shoulders and does more than his share of work in our company.
trial balloon What does "trial balloon" mean?	an announcement or experiment with the purpose of finding out what people think about an idea or product	We sent up a trial balloon to see who would support our plan to introduce the new product.
all right (2) What does "all right (2)" mean?	(2): fair; not particularly good.	A: "How's your chemistry class?"B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I'veever had."
a head What does "a head" mean?	for one person, for one individual (used for counting people or some animals like cattle)	"The tickets were only a few dollars a head."
kiester What does "kiester" mean?	buttocks
hands off (something) What does "hands off (something)" mean?	to leave something alone, to not interfere with something	I took a hands-off approach while dealing with the new employee.
slow and steady wins the race What does "slow and steady wins the race" mean?	being patient and determined will lead you to success	being patient and determined will lead you to successSlow and steady wins the race and the man was successful because of his hard work and patient determination.
What's new? What does "What's new?" mean?	What have you been doing?	"What's new?", I asked my friend after I hadn't seen him for three months.
sucker list What does "sucker list" mean?	a list of people who can be easily persuaded to buy something	The salesman used a sucker list to try and get people to buy his new product.

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Chase Rainbows Idiom