Cream Puff Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cream puff What does cream puff mean?	a weak-willed person; a wimp.	He's a total cream puff. Why are you scared?
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hit (someone) up for (something) What does "hit (someone) up for (something)" mean?	ask someone for something	My friend tried to hit me up for some money but I said no.

play cat and mouse with (someone) What does "play cat and mouse with (someone)" mean?	to tease or fool someone/something by pretending to let them go free and then catching him/her/it again	The boxer was playing cat and mouse with his opponent although he could have won the match easily.
meet/find the right girl/guy What does "meet/find the right girl/guy" mean?	find the right partner, the one to marry	find the right partner, the one to marryWhen she moved to Madrid she joked that she would never return home if she met the right guy.
of course What does "of course" mean?	certainly, definitely, naturally	"Of course you can use my car if you want."
out What does "out" mean?	reveal somebody as a homosexual
have a hollow leg What does "have a hollow leg" mean?	to be able to eat or drink a lot	I think that my friend has a hollow leg. He never stops eating.

keep (someone) in line What does "keep (someone) in line" mean?	make someone behave properly	The teacher is very strict and she knows how to keep her students in line.
go it alone What does "go it alone" mean?	to do something by oneself	Nobody would help us so we had to go it alone with the project.
Talk nineteen to the dozen What does "Talk nineteen to the dozen" mean?	If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen.
hit the dirt What does "hit the dirt" mean?	fall on the ground and take cover under gunfire	We were told to hit the dirt during the bank robbery.
at one sitting What does "at one sitting" mean?	at one time, during one period	We ate most of the cake at one sitting.

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Cream Puff Idiom