Children Should Be Seen And Not Heard Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Children Should Be Seen And Not Heard Idiom mean?

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children should be seen and not heard What does children should be seen and not heard mean?	children should be quiet	The woman believed that children should be seen and not heard. And her children were always very quiet.
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schmoozer What does "schmoozer" mean?	person who can chat or gossip effectively
garbage in, garbage out What does "garbage in, garbage out" mean?	the quality of information that you put into something will affect the response/outcome	Garbage in, garbage out. The bad information that was used for the story affected the final story that was written.
Money burns a hole in your pocket What does "Money burns a hole in your pocket" mean?	If someone has money burning a hole in their pocket, they are eager to spend it, normally in a wasteful manner.
Hit rock bottom What does "Hit rock bottom" mean?	When someone hits rock bottom, they reach a point in life where things could not get any worse.
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs What does "teach one's grandmother to suck eggs" mean?	to try to tell someone who has more knowledge than you how to do something	I tried to teach my friend something about computers but he is a computer expert. It was like teaching my grandmother to suck eggs.

Mad as a cut snake What does "Mad as a cut snake" mean?	One who is mad as a cut snake has lost all sense of reason, is crazy, out of control.
go for the jugular What does "go for the jugular" mean?	to attack someone in a way that you know will harm him or her most (the jugular is a large vein in the neck)	When the political candidate began to have problems the other candidates decided to go for the jugular and attack.
ballsy What does "ballsy" mean?	aggressive.	Don't be so ballsy. People don't like it.
jump What does "jump" mean?	physically attack or assault somebody
dressed to the nines/teeth What does "dressed to the nines/teeth" mean?	to be dressed elegantly, to be dressed very well	The couple were dressed to the nines when they went to the opening of the new theater production.
last thing on (someone's) mind What does "last thing on (someone's) mind" mean?	the last thing that someone is thinking about	Going to a movie was the last thing on my mind yesterday evening.

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Children Should Be Seen And Not Heard Idiom