Ditzy Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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ditzy What does ditzy mean?	spacey; flakey; absentminded person
ditzy What does ditzy mean?	person who is spacey, flakey, or absentminded (usually applied to women)
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on (someone`s) coat-tails What does "on (someone`s) coat-tails" mean?	as a result of someone else doing something	The woman was elected to city council on her husband`s coat-tails.

shit or get off the pot What does "shit or get off the pot" mean?	take action or leave
put one's nose to the grindstone What does "put one's nose to the grindstone" mean?	to work diligently/hard	I put my nose to the grindstone and finished the job before the weekend.
take (something) on the chin What does "take (something) on the chin" mean?	to experience and endure a blow or hardship	The man is able to take things on the chin and quickly move on with his life when he has a problem.
carry a lot of weight with (someone or something) What does "carry a lot of weight with (someone or something)" mean?	to be very influential with someone or a group of people	The man's education and experience carry a lot of weight in the university.
for the record What does "for the record" mean?	saying something so that there will be a record of a particular fact	I was told, for the record, that my case had very little chance of succeeding in a court of law.

a sitting duck What does "a sitting duck" mean?	an unsuspecting person who is easily fooled - as if he or she were waiting to be attacked	The woman was a sitting duck for the thief when she sat on the bench with her purse beside her.
hold true What does "hold true" mean?	be true	It usually hold's true that the students who come late get the lowest marks.
keep body and soul together What does "keep body and soul together" mean?	to stay alive, to survive	The girl has been working very hard to keep body and soul together after her illness.

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Ditzy Idiom