American Idioms and Expressions

Cover Up (something) Idiom

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cover up (something)
What does cover up (something) mean?		 to hide something wrong or badThey tried to cover up the facts regarding the illegal election campaign funds.

Some Random Idioms
eat dirt
What does "eat dirt" mean?		 to accept another`s insults or bad treatment The accountant had to eat dirt because of the problems that he had caused.

PM
What does "PM" mean?		 Post Meridiem - Latin for after noon Post Meridiem - Latin for after noonThe meeting started at exactly 1:00 PM.
get one's start
What does "get one's start" mean?		 to receive the first major opportunity of one's career The newspaper owner got his start by selling papers when he was a child.

farm (something) out or farm out (something)
What does "farm (something) out or farm out (something)" mean?		 to have someone else do something, to send something away to have it done We farmed out the printing to another company in order to save money.

single digit midget
What does "single digit midget" mean?		solider with less than ten days left in a combat zone
burst at the seams
What does "burst at the seams" mean?		 to be too full or too crowdedThe train station was bursting at the seams as everyone waited to leave for their holidays.
Jobs for the boys
What does "Jobs for the boys" mean?		 Where people give jobs, contracts, etc, to their friends and associates, these are jobs for the boys.
in session
What does "in session" mean?		 operating or functioning (used for a court) The court was in session when we arrived at the courthouse.

up against
What does "up against" mean?		 having trouble withHe came up against many problems when he went to university.
mush
What does "mush" mean?		nonsense; rubbish; foolish talk or ideas
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