Deadpan Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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deadpan What does deadpan mean?	an expressionless or emotionless face	My friend had a deadpan expression when he told us the story.
deadpan What does deadpan mean?	an expressionless or emotionless face	My friend had a deadpan expression when he told us the story.
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push one's luck What does "push one's luck" mean?	to expect to continue to escape bad luck or a negative situation	The woman was pushing her luck to continue to bother her neighbors with her loud music. Someone was going to complain someday.
beef up (something) or beef (something) up What does "beef up (something) or beef (something) up" mean?	to make something stronger	The police beefed up the security around the convention site.
dullard What does "dullard" mean?	dumb, idiotic person
subscribe to (something) What does "subscribe to (something)" mean?	to have a standing order for a magazine or something similar, to give support or consent to something	I subscribe to several magazines but I do not have time to read them.

off to one side What does "off to one side" mean?	to be beside something, to be moved a little away from something	We put the old chair off to one side while we tried to decide what to do with it.
get ahead What does "get ahead" mean?	to advance, to be successful	The woman works hard at her job in order to get ahead.
blood, sweat, and tears What does "blood, sweat, and tears" mean?	great personal effort	We put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into fixing our old house.

American Idioms and Expressions

Deadpan Idiom