American Idioms and Expressions

Chicken (adjective Or Noun) Idiom

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chicken (adjective or noun)
What does chicken (adjective or noun) mean?
(adjective or noun): cowardly."Fred will never ask Lucy for a date. He'schicken / a chicken.

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go ape (over someone or something)
What does "go ape (over someone or something)" mean?
to become highly excited or angry about someone or something Our teacher will go ape if you do not finish the work that was due today.

apple
What does "apple" mean?
native American person who adopts the lifestyle, attitudes, and such of White people
in advance
What does "in advance" mean?
ahead of timeThey bought the tickets in advance so that they could get a good seat.
scumbag
What does "scumbag" mean?
disgusting, worthless person
not a bit
What does "not a bit" mean?
none at allI had not a bit of free time last weekend.
Beats me
What does "Beats me" mean?
: I have no idea.A: "What time's the party?"B: "Beats me!"
rarin' to go
What does "rarin' to go" mean?
to be extremely eager to do somethingEverybody was rarin' to go after the speech by our company president.
out of the corner of one's eye
What does "out of the corner of one's eye" mean?
with a quick glance at somethingI saw the big truck coming toward me out of the corner of my eye.
burn the midnight oil
What does "burn the midnight oil" mean?
to study until very late at night We burned the midnight oil for three nights in order to study for the exam.

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