Die Down Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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die down What does die down mean?	to come slowly to an end, to grow weaker	When the sound of the music died down we were able to go to sleep.
die down What does die down mean?	to come slowly to an end, to grow weaker	When the sound of the music died down we were able to go to sleep.
	Some Random Idioms
give (someone) the eye What does "give (someone) the eye" mean?	to look at someone in a hostile/unfriendly way	I gave the woman in the restaurant the eye but she ignored me.
like looking for a needle in a haystack What does "like looking for a needle in a haystack" mean?	engaged in a hopeless search	Looking for my house keys at the beach was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
uncut What does "uncut" mean?	unmodified; unedited
serve time What does "serve time" mean?	to spend time in jail	The man served time when he was young but now he is a good citizen.
flea market What does "flea market" mean?	a place where antiques or secondhand goods are sold	We went to a flea market last Saturday to try and buy some dishes.
take that tack What does "take that tack" mean?	to take a course of action or do something that is different from the preceding course of action	I decided to take that tack when I realized that I was making no progress with my previous plans.

in a New York minute What does "in a New York minute" mean?	idiom. right away; immediately; in a heartbeat.	Would you sleep with him? In a New York minute.
on the eve of (something) What does "on the eve of (something)" mean?	just before or on the evening before something	The sports fans were very excited on the eve of the big game.
get to the bottom of (something) What does "get to the bottom of (something)" mean?	to find out the real cause/answer of something	The government wants to get to the bottom of the financial problems in the company.
eat one`s words What does "eat one`s words" mean?	to take back something that one has said, to admit that something is not true	I told my boss that I would soon quit my job but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.
round off a number What does "round off a number" mean?	to change a number to the next higher or lower whole number	The number was 4.4972 but we rounded it off to 4.5.

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Die Down Idiom