Copper Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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copper What does copper mean?	police officer
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flip side What does "flip side" mean?	other side of a story, argument, or claim

lard ass What does "lard ass" mean?	fat person, especially when the person has large buttocks
find one's tongue What does "find one's tongue" mean?	to be able to begin to talk	I could not find my tongue when I stood in front of the crowd of people.
trial balloon What does "trial balloon" mean?	an announcement or experiment with the purpose of finding out what people think about an idea or product	We sent up a trial balloon to see who would support our plan to introduce the new product.
top (something) off with (something) What does "top (something) off with (something)" mean?	to end or terminate something with something else	The conference was topped off by a large dinner on the last day.
on the spur of the moment What does "on the spur of the moment" mean?	on a sudden wish or decision, suddenly	On the spur of the moment I bought a new bicycle.

in debt What does "in debt" mean?	owing money	The woman is in debt to the furniture store.
enough to go around What does "enough to go around" mean?	to be enough of something to serve everyone	There was enough cake to go around and everybody had a piece.
killer What does "killer" mean?	very unusual or extraordinary
hands down What does "hands down" mean?	easily, unopposed	I won the election hands down for the position of class president.

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Copper Idiom