Conk Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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conk What does conk mean?	go to sleep; fall asleep
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with one's tail between one's legs What does "with one's tail between one's legs" mean?	appearing frightened or cowardly (like a frightened dog)	The man left the store with his tail between his legs after he had been accused of trying to steal something.

live from hand to mouth What does "live from hand to mouth" mean?	to live in poor circumstances, to have little money	The man has been living from hand to mouth for many years now.
a gray area What does "a gray area" mean?	a question that is not clearly defined and may have a broad or more than one answer, neither black or white	The issue of the tax on children's toys was a gray area for the accountant.
tear into (someone or something) What does "tear into (someone or something)" mean?	to criticize and scold someone, to attack someone or something	The supervisor tore into the employee for being late.
two cents What does "two cents" mean?	something not important, something very small	Although my friend's stereo works well I would not give him two cents for it.
up the river/creek with no paddle What does "up the river/creek with no paddle" mean?	in trouble and unable to do anything about it	I think that we are up the river with no paddle now that our car has run out of gasoline.
caught short What does "caught short" mean?	to not have enough of something (usually money) when you need it	I was caught short last month and could not pay my credit card bill.

Friendly footing What does "Friendly footing" mean?	When relationships are on a friendly footing, they are going well.
to the extent that What does "to the extent that" mean?	to the degree that, in so far as	"To the extent that I am able, I will be happy to help you."
draw a blank What does "draw a blank" mean?	get no response from someone when you ask them a question	The teacher drew a blank when she asked about the boy's plans for the weekend.
waste one`s breath What does "waste one`s breath" mean?	speak pointlessly without the desired results	He is very stubborn and you are wasting your breath to argue with him.
soil one's diapers What does "soil one's diapers" mean?	a baby fills his or her diapers	The baby soiled his diapers on the airplane trip.
beef What does "beef" mean?	objection; problem.	What's your beef today?

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Conk Idiom