Dyed In The Wool Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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dyed-in-the-wool What does dyed-in-the-wool mean?	permanent, stubborn	My father is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and will never change.
dyed-in-the-wool What does dyed-in-the-wool mean?	permanent, always (like wool that is dyed a certain color)	My father is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and he will probably never change.
dyed-in-the-wool What does dyed-in-the-wool mean?	permanent, always (like wool that is dyed a certain color)	My father is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and he will probably never change.
dyed-in-the-wool What does dyed-in-the-wool mean?	permanent, stubborn	The man is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and will never change.
	Some Random Idioms
tied up What does "tied up" mean?	to be busy	I was tied up yesterday and did not have enough time to telephone my friend.

for free What does "for free" mean?	for no charge or cost	We were able to get a television set from our neighbor for free.
kiss (something) good-bye What does "kiss (something) good-bye" mean?	lose something	"You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."
get a bang out of (someone or something) What does "get a bang out of (someone or something)" mean?	to receive special pleasure from someone or something	My father gets a bang out of the funny birthday cards that we send him.
get off one`s high horse What does "get off one`s high horse" mean?	to begin to be humble and agreeable	I wish that she would get off her high horse and begin to think about how other people feel about things.
hit (someone) hard What does "hit (someone) hard" mean?	affect someone strongly	The death of the woman's father hit her very hard.
as well What does "as well" mean?	in addition, also, too	I plan to take a computer course this summer as well.
bread What does "bread" mean?	money; cash.	I'm broke, no bread left.
bad-mouth (someone or something) What does "bad-mouth (someone or something)" mean?	to say bad things about someone or something	The supervisor has the habit of bad-mouthing her boss.
call (someone) names What does "call (someone) names" mean?	to call a person unpleasant names	The children began to call the new student names.
raise an objection (to/about someone or something) What does "raise an objection (to/about someone or something)" mean?	make an objection about someone or something	The defense lawyer stood up during the trial to raise an objection about the testimony of the witness.

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Dyed In The Wool Idiom