Cow Chips Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cow chips What does cow chips mean?	dried cow feces
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have one for the road What does "have one for the road" mean?	have a drink before leaving	We decided to have one for the road before we walked down to the train station to go home.

run some tests What does "run some tests" mean?	to do some medical tests on a patient	The doctor decided to run some tests on the patient.
talk (someone's) ear off What does "talk (someone's) ear off" mean?	to talk to someone and bore him or her	The man next to me on the train talked my ear off during the journey.
have in mind What does "have in mind" mean?	intend, plan	"What do you have in mind for your wife`s birthday?"
to date What does "to date" mean?	until the present time	To date there is no indication that the workers are going to negotiate a new contract.
earn one's keep What does "earn one's keep" mean?	to earn one's pay or a place to live by doing some work	I work hard in my uncle's garden in order to earn my keep when I stay with him.
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	know and sense something, have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.

a snow job What does "a snow job" mean?	technical vocabulary that makes you seem like an expert in a field	The salesman tried to give us a snow job when he started to talk about the specifications of the machine.
search one`s soul What does "search one`s soul" mean?	to study and think about one`s reasons and actions to see if one has been fair and honest	I have been searching my soul to see if I could have prevented my friend's death in the car crash.
head and shoulders above (someone or something) What does "head and shoulders above (someone or something)" mean?	to be superior to someone or something	The new principal is head and shoulders above those who have come before.
feather one`s nest What does "feather one`s nest" mean?	to enrich oneself (while holding public office or a trusted job etc.)	The mayor has been feathering his nest for many years and is now very rich.

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Cow Chips Idiom