American Idioms and Expressions

Decide In Favor Of (someone Or Something) Idiom

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decide in favor of (someone or something)
What does decide in favor of (someone or something) mean?		 to determine the winner of something, to decide who is rightThe city decided in favor of building a new bridge over the river.

Some Random Idioms
quarterback
What does "quarterback" mean?		 lead; manage; be in charge of something or somebody
zero in on
What does "zero in on" mean?		 give one`s full attention toWe zeroed in on the problem of what to do with the excess space in our office.
smoke
What does "smoke" mean?		act of smoking any substance
get the ax
What does "get the ax" mean?		 to be firedThe man got the ax last week and now has no job.
Sick as a parrot
What does "Sick as a parrot" mean?		 If someone's sick as a parrot about something, they are unhappy, disappointed or depressed about it.
know where all the bodies are buried
What does "know where all the bodies are buried" mean?		 know all the important details and secrets about somethingOur new boss knows where all the bodies are buried in our company and knows how to keep a secret well.
rise to the bait
What does "rise to the bait" mean?		 to be lured by some kind of bait/enticementMy friend rose to the bait when I offered to help him if he would help me to do something much more difficult.
make a night/evening of (doing something)
What does "make a night/evening of (doing something)" mean?		 do something for the entire night/eveningWe decided to stay home and make a night of playing cards.
do one`s best
What does "do one`s best" mean?		 to try to do something as well as one can I tried to do my best on the exam.

do one`s bit

- to make one's expected contribution to a group project

Our teacher did his
bright and early
What does "bright and early" mean?		 very early The woman likes to get up bright and early every morning.

piss (someone) off
What does "piss (someone) off" mean?		 to bother or annoy someone, to make someone angryMy supervisor pissed me off when he asked me to work late again last night.
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