American Idioms and Expressions

Dine Out Idiom

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dine out
What does dine out mean?		 to eat a meal at a restaurantI love to dine out at nice restaurants.
dine out
What does dine out mean?		 to eat a meal at a restaurant I love to dine out at good restaurants.


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talk until one is blue in the face
What does "talk until one is blue in the face" mean?		 to talk until one is exhausted I talked until I was blue in the face but I could not change my teacher's opinion about my essay.

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eat like a horse
What does "eat like a horse" mean?		 to eat a lotMy brother eats like a horse.
none too (something)
What does "none too (something)" mean?		 not very something, not at all somethingThe boy was none too smart to try and steal the CDs from the store.
a sitting duck
What does "a sitting duck" mean?		 a non-moving target that is easily hit by a hunterThe hunter shot the sitting duck easily and quickly.
drop out of (something)
What does "drop out of (something)" mean?		 to quit school or a course of some kindI dropped out of the class after three months.
fall off
What does "fall off" mean?		 to decrease The number of tourists to the island is falling off.

up in arms
What does "up in arms" mean?		 to be very angry and wanting to fight, to be equipped with guns or weapons and ready to fightThe students were up in arms over the school's plan to make them wear uniforms.
mull over (something)
What does "mull over (something)" mean?		 think about something carefullyI took much time to mull over the new job offer from our competitor.
let (something) slip (out)
What does "let (something) slip (out)" mean?		 tell a secret by accidentI let the date of the wedding slip out by mistake at the dinner party.
burn (something) to a crisp
What does "burn (something) to a crisp" mean?		 to burn something very badly I burned the eggs to a crisp while I was talking on the telephone.

tight squeeze
What does "tight squeeze" mean?		 a difficult financial situationOur company is in a tight squeeze now that sales are down from last year.
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