American Idioms and Expressions

Cover For (someone) Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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cover for (someone)
What does cover for (someone) mean?		 to make excuses for someone, to cover someone's errorsI covered for my friend when the boss saw that she was away from her desk.
cover for (someone)
What does cover for (someone) mean?		 to do someone else's workWe always cover for each other when someone at work is sick.

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nurse (someone) back to health
What does "nurse (someone) back to health" mean?		 to give someone care to restore him or her to good healthMy mother spent several weeks with my grandmother to try and nurse her back to health.
in the mainstream
What does "in the mainstream" mean?		 following current trends/styles that are popular or commonMy brother has never been in the mainstream when it comes to working and raising a family.
FWIW
What does "FWIW" mean?		 for what it's worth
U-turn
What does "U-turn" mean?		 If a government changes its position radically on an issue, especially when they have promised not to do so, this is a U-turn.
ate up
What does "ate up" mean?		 clueless; stupid; incompetent; messed up
break the back of (something)
What does "break the back of (something)" mean?		 to reduce the power of something The company tried very hard to break the back of the union.

at this juncture
What does "at this juncture" mean?		 at the present timeWe were told that at this juncture there was no point to continue with the meeting.
come back (to someone)
What does "come back (to someone)" mean?		 to return to one`s memory The strange events of last year are slowly coming back to me.

hunt high and low for (someone or something)
What does "hunt high and low for (someone or something)" mean?		 carefully look everywhere for somethingI have been hunting high and low for my house keys but I can't find them.
run off at the mouth
What does "run off at the mouth" mean?		 speak excessively and quickly
think on one's feet
What does "think on one's feet" mean?		 to think/reason/plan while one is talking or doing somethingI had to think on my feet when the flood waters began to approach my house.
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