American Idioms and Expressions

Check Ones Luggage Idiom

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check one's luggage
What does check one's luggage mean?		 to give your luggage to an airline agent in return for a luggage claim ticket I checked my luggage and went to wait for my flight.


Some Random Idioms
wap
What does "wap" mean?		Italian; Italian person
as black as a skillet
What does "as black as a skillet" mean?		 very blackMy hands were as black as a skillet when I finished working on the car engine.
Lightning rod
What does "Lightning rod" mean?		 Someone or something that attracts a lot of negative comment, often diverting attention from other problems, is a lightning rod.
throw in (something)
What does "throw in (something)" mean?		 to give or put something in as an additionWhen we bought our car the dealer threw in some new tires as a bonus.
One swallow does not make a summer
What does "One swallow does not make a summer" mean?		 This means that one good or positive event does not mean that everything is all right.
sit on (something)
What does "sit on (something)" mean?		 to hold someone or something back, to delay somethingI am going to sit on my job application until I am sure that I want to apply for the new job.
under the hammer
What does "under the hammer" mean?		 up for sale at an auctionThe painting went under the hammer and sold for a very high price.
take one's mind off (something)
What does "take one's mind off (something)" mean?		 to stop from worrying or thinking about a problemI went to a movie to take my mind off my problems at work.
iron (something) out
What does "iron (something) out" mean?		 to solve a problemWe spent several hours ironing out the final details of the contract.
know (something) by heart
What does "know (something) by heart" mean?		 know something perfectly and from memoryI know the poem by heart.
size up (someone or something)
What does "size up (someone or something)" mean?		 to try to form an opinion of someone, to assess a situationIt took me some time to size up the candidate before deciding to give him a job.
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