Crapper Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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crapper What does crapper mean?	toilet
crapper What does crapper mean?	latrine; bathroom
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Big girl's blouse What does "Big girl's blouse" mean?	A person who is very weak or fussy is a big girl's blouse.

take (someone) down a notch/peg or two What does "take (someone) down a notch/peg or two" mean?	to reprimand/scold someone who is acting arrogant, to make someone less proud or sure of himself or herself	The manager took the secretary down a notch or two with his criticism of her work.
sum and substance What does "sum and substance" mean?	a summary, the gist of something	The sum and substance of what the speaker said was very interesting.
unfamiliar territory What does "unfamiliar territory" mean?	an area of knowledge unknown to the speaker	Trying to pilot an airplane was unfamiliar territory for the flight attendant.
hard-pressed What does "hard-pressed" mean?	burdened with urgent business	"I am hard-pressed for time. Can we meet later?"
Dot all the i's and cross all the t's What does "Dot all the i's and cross all the t's" mean?	If you dot all the i's and cross all the t's, you do something very carefully and thoroughly.
green with envy What does "green with envy" mean?	to be very jealous, to be full of envy	I was green with envy when I heard that my cousin would be going to London for a week.
as red as a rose What does "as red as a rose" mean?	intensely red	The morning sunrise was as red as a rose.
boggle (someone's) mind What does "boggle (someone's) mind" mean?	to confuse or overwhelm someone	The amount of waste in the city program really boggles my mind.
for the record What does "for the record" mean?	a record of a particular fact is made	For the record I told the police officer about some of the events of the previous year.
by and large What does "by and large" mean?	on the whole, considering everything	By and large we had a good meeting even though it was very short.

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