Earful Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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earful What does earful mean?	a scolding, much talking in the form of complaints	The man gave his daughter an earful when she came home late.
earful What does earful mean?	large quantity of gossip
earful What does earful mean?	scolding; tirade; verbal assault
earful What does earful mean?	a scolding, much talking in the form of complaints	The man gave his daughter an earful when she came home late.
	Some Random Idioms
heads will roll What does "heads will roll" mean?	someone will be punished	Heads will roll when our boss learns about the money that we have lost.

Jam tomorrow What does "Jam tomorrow" mean?	(UK) This idiom is used when people promise good things for the future that will never come.
There's the rub What does "There's the rub" mean?	The meaning of this idiom is 'that's the problem'.
Right up my alley What does "Right up my alley" mean?	If something is right up your alley, it suits you perfectly.
ROTL What does "ROTL" mean?	rolling on the floor
Big hitter What does "Big hitter" mean?	A big hitter is someone who commands a lot of respect and is very important in their field.
corner the market What does "corner the market" mean?	to dominate a particular market with your product	The large company has cornered the market for cell phones in our city.

Worm information What does "Worm information" mean?	If you worm information out of somebody, you persuade them to tell you something they wanted to keep from you.
die laughing What does "die laughing" mean?	to laugh very loud and hard	We almost died laughing when we saw the movie.
the wish is father to the thought What does "the wish is father to the thought" mean?	you want something to be true so you begin to think that it is true	The wish is father to the thought and the woman believed that her boyfriend wanted to get married even though he did not.
waiting in the wings What does "waiting in the wings" mean?	ready to do something such as take over someone's job	The vice-president was waiting in the wings to help the president.
put the pedal to the metal What does "put the pedal to the metal" mean?	accelerate a car by pressing the accelerator pedal to the floor

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Earful Idiom