Come Unglued Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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come unglued What does come unglued mean?	to lose emotional control	The woman came unglued when she learned that she had lost her job.
come unglued What does come unglued mean?	to lose emotional control	The woman came unglued when she learned that she had lost her job.
	Some Random Idioms
see red What does "see red" mean?	to become very angry	My friend saw red last night when I told him about the broken dishes.

inch along What does "inch along" mean?	move along slowly	The road was very bad this morning and the traffic was only inching along.
take a dim view of (something) What does "take a dim view of (something)" mean?	to be against something, to disapprove of something	Our company takes a dim view of people who do not wear a suit and tie.
receive (someone) with open arms What does "receive (someone) with open arms" mean?	to greet someone eagerly	The employees received their new boss with open arms.
out of hand What does "out of hand" mean?	immediately and without consulting anyone, without delay	Our teacher dismissed our excuses out of hand.
Put your best foot forward What does "Put your best foot forward" mean?	If you ut your best foot forward, you try your best to do something.
great minds think alike What does "great minds think alike" mean?	someone has the same idea or says the same thing as you do and at the same time	Great minds think alike and just as I suggested that we go to a movie, my friend suggested the same thing.
chopper What does "chopper" mean?	motorcyle

fall over backwards (to do something) What does "fall over backwards (to do something)" mean?	to do everything possible to do something or please someone	The teacher fell over backwards to help his students.
turn off (something) What does "turn off (something)" mean?	to shut off something, to stop something	"Please turn off the lights before you go out."
give (someone) their freedom What does "give (someone) their freedom" mean?	set someone free	The court decided to give the man his freedom because of his good behavior in prison.
Down the pan What does "Down the pan" mean?	If something has gone down the pan, it has failed or been ruined.
fine state of affairs What does "fine state of affairs" mean?	an unpleasant situation	The mess in the bathroom was a fine state of affairs and I had to deal with it quickly.
dead What does "dead" mean?	extremely; totally; completely (used with adjectives to give emphasis).	You're dead wrong about that.

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Come Unglued Idiom