Dig In Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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dig in What does dig in mean?	to begin eating	"Let`s dig in and eat before the food gets cold!"
dig in What does dig in mean?	to begin eating	"Let`s dig in and eat before the food gets cold!"
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in a coon's age What does "in a coon's age" mean?	in a very long time	I have not seen my friend in a coon's age.

give (someone) a swelled head What does "give (someone) a swelled head" mean?	to make someone conceited	The girl's high test scores are giving her a swelled head.
at the end of the day What does "at the end of the day" mean?	when everything else has been taken into consideration	At the end of the day, it was impossible to get the money to build the house.
crash and burn What does "crash and burn" mean?	to fail spectacularly	We did not want to crash and burn so we were careful about how we proceeded with the project.
Word of the law What does "Word of the law" mean?	The word of the law means that the law is interpreted in an absolutely literal way which goes against the ideas that the lawmakers had wished to implement.
heart skips/misses a beat What does "heart skips/misses a beat" mean?	be startled or excited from surprise/joy/fright	My heart skipped a beat when the truck almost hit us last night.
Bust your balls What does "Bust your balls" mean?	To harass with the intent to break one's spirit.	When I ask you if you settled that dispute with the IRS, I am not just trying to bust your balls. I am trying to help. There is a way to castrate a calf, instead of cutting off the Testicles you break them. To "bust your balls" is to turn them from a bull into a steer. Properly directed harassment can have a similar effect on humans.
far from it What does "far from it" mean?	not at all	"Far from it," I answered when the supervisor asked me if I was finished my work.

Meet your expectations What does "Meet your expectations" mean?	If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.
Barrack-room lawyer What does "Barrack-room lawyer" mean?	(UK) A barrack-room lawyer is a person who gives opinions on things they are not qualified to speak about.
like I care What does "like I care" mean?	idiom. I am not interested at all (used to indicate that something does not matter)
engage in (something) What does "engage in (something)" mean?	to be busy with something, to be occupied with something	The man is engaged in a new project. The woman was engaged in a long conversation.
light out (for somewhere) What does "light out (for somewhere)" mean?	depart quickly for somewhere	We woke up early and prepared to light out for our first day of adventure.

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