Dead Letter Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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dead letter What does dead letter mean?	a piece of mail that cannot be delivered or returned to the sender	The letter with no return address went back to the post office as a dead letter.
dead letter What does dead letter mean?	a piece of mail that cannot be delivered or returned to the sender	The letter with no return address went back to the post office as a dead letter.
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(to be) under a cloud (of suspicion) What does "(to be) under a cloud (of suspicion)" mean?	to be suspected of doing something wrong or illegal	The manager of the coffee shop was fired from her job under a cloud of suspicion.
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) What does "lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)" mean?	the same type of misfortune does not occur twice to the same person	Lightning never strikes twice and I do not think that our house will be flooded again.
cost a pretty penny What does "cost a pretty penny" mean?	to cost a lot of money	My aunt's new coat cost a pretty penny.
a shoo-in What does "a shoo-in" mean?	someone or something that is expected to win, a sure winner	The university president is a shoo-in to win another term in office.
back on one`s feet What does "back on one`s feet" mean?	to recover from sickness or trouble, to become independent again	Our teacher was back on her feet shortly after her accident.
Sing for your supper What does "Sing for your supper" mean?	If you have to sing for your supper, you have to work to get the pay or reward you need or want.
teacher's pet What does "teacher's pet" mean?	the teacher's favorite student	My sister was always the teacher's pet when she was in the first grade at school.
get the cold shoulder (from someone) What does "get the cold shoulder (from someone)" mean?	to be ignored or rejected (by someone)	I often get the cold shoulder from my coworker.
flexitarian What does "flexitarian" mean?	vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish

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