Die Off Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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die off What does die off mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off as soon as we moved to a new apartment.
die off What does die off mean?	to die one after another until the number is small	The house plants began to die off soon after we moved to a new apartment.
	Some Random Idioms
get on one's nerves What does "get on one's nerves" mean?	irritate someone; make someone upset.	"I know you like that song, but it's getting on mynerves. Can you play something else?"
thumbs up on (someone or something) What does "thumbs up on (someone or something)" mean?	to be in favor of someone or something	I waited to hear if it would be thumbs up on our plan to change the holiday policy at work.
drop out of (something) What does "drop out of (something)" mean?	to quit school or a course of some kind	The boy dropped out of the class after three months.
cast pearls before swine What does " cast pearls before swine" mean?	to waste something valuable on someone who does not appreciate it	Giving the woman the gold earrings was like casting pearls before swine.
take care of number one What does "take care of number one" mean?	to only think about or take care of oneself	The man takes care of number one and never thinks about anyone else.
follow orders What does "follow orders" mean?	to do as one has been instructed	The soldiers said that they were following orders when they attacked the village.
money doesn't grow on trees What does "money doesn't grow on trees" mean?	money is valuable and you should not waste it	Money doesn't grow on trees and it is necessary to work hard and manage it well.
burn a hole in one`s pocket What does "burn a hole in one`s pocket" mean?	to stimulate someone to spend money quickly	I got paid today and the money is burning a hole in my pocket.
Cloud cuckoo land What does "Cloud cuckoo land" mean?	If someone has ideas or plans that are completely unrealistic, they are living on cloud cuckoo land.
end up (doing something) What does "end up (doing something)" mean?	to do something that one had not planned to do, to finally be or do something	I ended up studying rather than going to a movie last night. The man ended up getting married to his neighbor.

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Die Off Idiom