Community Property Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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community property What does community property mean?	property belonging jointly to a married couple or acquired during their marriage	The couple decided to divide some of their community property and give it to their children before they left to do volunteer work overseas.
community property What does community property mean?	property belonging jointly to a married couple or acquired during their marriage	The couple decided to divide some of their community property and give it to their children.
	Some Random Idioms
lay one's hands on (something) What does "lay one's hands on (something)" mean?	find something, acquire something	If I can lay my hands on a slide projector, I will show you the pictures of my holiday tonight.
flub something up What does "flub something up" mean?	mess up; make mistakes; do something incorrectly
easy mark What does "easy mark" mean?	somebody easily fooled, tricked, or deceived
turn out all right/good What does "turn out all right/good" mean?	to end satisfactorily	At first we thought that the weather would be terrible but it turned out fine.
avenue of escape What does "avenue of escape" mean?	the route along which someone or something escapes	There was no avenue of escape for the bank robbers.

draw the line (at something) What does "draw the line (at something)" mean?	to set a limit for something, to refuse to consider something	We have to draw the line somewhere to limit the costs of the party.
down with (an illness) What does "down with (an illness)" mean?	to be ill, to be sick at home	My sister was down with a cold so she could not go out for a few days.
get back to (someone) What does "get back to (someone)" mean?	to communicate something to someone at a later time, to contact someone later	We were very careful that our complaints did not get back to the school principal.
Shades of meaning What does "Shades of meaning" mean?	Shades of meaning is a phrase used to describe the small, subtle differences in meaning between similar words or phrases; 'kid' and 'youth' both refer to young people, but carry differing views and ideas about young people.
put (someone) out What does "put (someone) out" mean?	to inconvenience/bother someone	I do not want to put my aunt out so I plan to stay in a hotel when I visit her.

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Community Property Idiom