American Idioms and Expressions

Clean Bill Of Health Idiom

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Clean bill of health
What does Clean bill of health mean?
To be found healthy.I visited the doctor today and was given a clean bill of health.
This widely used term has its origins in the "Bill of Health", a document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure.
clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
the assurance that an animal or person is healthyThe astronaut was given a clean bill of health before he began training.
clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
a report or certificate that a person or animal is healthyThe doctor gave me a clean bill of health when I visited him last month.
clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
the assurance that an animal or person is healthy The astronaut was given a clean bill of health before he began training.

clean bill of health
What does clean bill of health mean?
a report or certificate that a person or animal is healthy My doctor gave me a clean bill of health when I visited him last month.


Some Random Idioms
Armed to the teeth
What does "Armed to the teeth" mean?
To be heavily armed.Don't even think about going into Chicago's housing projects unless you are armed to the teeth.
This is a pirate phrase originating in Port Royal Jamaica in the 1600's. Having only single shot black powder weapons and cutlesses, they would carry many of these weapons at once to keep up the fight.
In addition they carried a knife in their teeth for maximum arms capability.
sink into despair
What does "sink into despair" mean?
to grieve or to become depressedThe woman sank into despair when she learned that she had lost her job.
by a long shot
What does "by a long shot" mean?
by a big difference Our company beat out the bids of the other companies by a long shot.

Big time
What does "Big time" mean?
This can be used to with the meaning 'very much'- if you like something big time, you like it a lot.
cook (someone's) goose
What does "cook (someone's) goose" mean?
to damage or ruin someoneI think that I cooked my goose when I made a mistake at work today.
you make your bed and you must lie on it
What does "you make your bed and you must lie on it" mean?
you will suffer the results of your own actions, you are responsible for your actionsThe man refused to wear his rubber boots when he went out in the rain. Now he must spend the day wearing wet clothes. He made his bed and now he must lie on it.
in the interim
What does "in the interim" mean?
in the time between the ending and beginning of somethingThe school is not yet built so in the interim we have our classes in an office building.
Cloud cuckoo land
What does "Cloud cuckoo land" mean?
If someone has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic, they are living on cloud cuckoo land.
brown bag
What does "brown bag" mean?
bring lunch in a brown paper bag
get-up-and-go
What does "get-up-and-go" mean?
energy, enthusiasm, driveThe man has lots of get-up-and-go and it is difficult to follow him around.
in charge of (someone or something)
What does "in charge of (someone or something)" mean?
to be in control of someone or something, to be responsible for someone or somethingMy sister has been in charge of buying supplies at her company for many years.
set foot (somewhere)
What does "set foot (somewhere)" mean?
to go or enter somewhereThe chef has not set foot in her restaurant for several months now.
Pull no punches
What does "Pull no punches" mean?
If you pull no punches, you hold nothing back.
get (someone's) number
What does "get (someone's) number" mean?
to find out someone's telephone numberI plan to get the man's number from one of his friends.

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