American Idioms and Expressions

Do Away With (something) Idiom

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do away with (something)
What does do away with (something) mean?		 to stop something, to get rid of somethingThe company decided to do away with their policy of working one weekend a month.

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Worm's eye view
What does "Worm's eye view" mean?		 A worm's eye view of something is the view from below, either physically or socially.
on the hour
What does "on the hour" mean?		 to be exactly on the hour mark (12:00, 1:00 etc.)We give my grandmother her medicine on the hour.
worship the porcelain god
What does "worship the porcelain god" mean?		 throw up; vomit. After last night's frat party, I spent the morning worshipping the porcelain god.
nothing to complain about
What does "nothing to complain about" mean?		 everything is all rightI told my boss that I had nothing to complain about regarding my job.
TEETH
What does "TEETH" mean?		 tried everything else, try homeopathy
something else
What does "something else" mean?		 to be so good as to be beyond description, to be something entirely differentThe movie was something else. It was the best movie that I have seen in many years.
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