American Idioms and Expressions

Deem It To Be Necessary Idiom

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deem it to be necessary
What does deem it to be necessary mean?
to believe that something is necessaryThe judge deemed it to be necessary to postpone the trial for a week.
deem it to be necessary
What does deem it to be necessary mean?
to believe that something is necessary The judge deemed it to be necessary to postpone the trial for a week.


Some Random Idioms
lay/light into (someone)
What does "lay/light into (someone)" mean?
attack someone with wordsAs soon as I came into work this morning my boss laid/lit into me about my poor sales performance last month.
in the act of (doing something)
What does "in the act of (doing something)" mean?
while doing somethingThe man was arrested in the act of stealing money from the cash register in the store.
to nose down
What does "to nose down" mean?
to head down, to bring down the nose of somethingThe pilot began to nose down the plane as it approached the airport.
dig one's own grave
What does "dig one's own grave" mean?
to be responsible for one's own problemsMy sister dug her own grave when she fought with her boss. Now she is having many problems at work.
catch sight of (someone or something)
What does "catch sight of (someone or something)" mean?
to see someone or something briefly The police could not catch sight of the robber after the robbery.

a whale of (something)
What does "a whale of (something)" mean?
an exceptionally good or large something Everybody had a whale of a time at the birthday party.

no time like the present
What does "no time like the present" mean?
now is the best time to do somethingWe are very busy but there is no time like the present so we have decided to go to the movie as we had planned.
fender-bender
What does "fender-bender" mean?
minor collision between automobiles
find it in one's heart to (do something)
What does "find it in one's heart to (do something)" mean?
to have the courage or compassion to do somethingI could not find it in my heart to tell the little boy about his dead dog.

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