Clunder Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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clunder What does clunder mean?	old car in poor condition
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have a big mouth What does "have a big mouth" mean?	be a person who gossips or tells secrets	My friend has a big mouth so I don't like to tell him any secrets.

get it up What does "get it up" mean?	achieve erection
handle (someone) with kid gloves What does "handle (someone) with kid gloves" mean?	to handle someone very gently and carefully because you do not want to upset him or her	You must handle the new employee with kid gloves because he is very sensitive.
carry one's (own) weight What does "carry one's (own) weight" mean?	do one's share of something	Everyone in the group had to carry his or her own weight during the project.
Skunkworks What does "Skunkworks" mean?	An unauthorised, or hidden program or activity, often research-oriented, and out of the bureaucratic chain of command is known as a 'skunkworks'.
(to be) half the battle What does "(to be) half the battle" mean?	to be a large part of the work	Writing the letters will be half the battle. We can finish the rest of the work next week.
dive right into something What does "dive right into something" mean?	begin to do something without hesitating	begin to do something without hesitatingWhen university started some of the students decided to dive right into their studies.
Dead as a door nail What does "Dead as a door nail" mean?	To be dead, with no chance for recovery.	You might as well junk that car, the engine is dead as a door nail. Nails were once hand tooled and costly. When an aging cabin or barn was torn down the valuable nails would be salvaged so they could be reused in later construction. When building a door however, carpenters often drove the nail through then bent it over the other end so it couldn't work its way out during the repeated opening and closing of the door. When it came time to salvage the building, these door nails were considered useless, or "dead" because of the way they were bent.

true to one's word What does "true to one's word" mean?	keeping one's promise	My friend was true to his word and was waiiting for me exactly at the time that we had agreed upon.
go fifty-fifty (on something) What does "go fifty-fifty (on something)" mean?	to divide the cost of something in half	I decided to go fifty-fifty on a new camera with my friend.
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	know and sense something, have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
wacked out What does "wacked out" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
PA What does "PA" mean?	Public Address System	Public Address SystemEvery morning the children listened to the latest school information over the PA.

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Clunder Idiom