Chotchke Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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chotchke What does chotchke mean?	small item; trinket
	Some Random Idioms
burbs What does "burbs" mean?	suburbs.	You're living out in the burbs now?
down the hatch What does "down the hatch" mean?	something is swallowed	My drink was down the hatch before I could order another one.
Laugh a minute What does "Laugh a minute" mean?	Someone who is a laugh a minute is very funny.
get one's priorities right What does "get one's priorities right" mean?	to choose the correct order of priorities	The woman must get her priorities right and spend more time at her job.
Hang out to dry What does "Hang out to dry" mean?	If you hang someone out to dry, you abandon them when they are in trouble.
take minutes What does "take minutes" mean?	to write down the proceedings of a meeting	I usually take minutes at the monthly club meetings.
stud What does "stud" mean?	male seen as successful with or appealing to women
hit the sack What does "hit the sack" mean?	go to bed.	"I'm really tired. I think I'll hit the sack."
fire a gun What does "fire a gun" mean?	to shoot a gun	I fired a gun for the first time at my uncle's farm.

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Chotchke Idiom