American Idioms and Expressions

Ease Up On Someone Or Something Idiom

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ease up on (someone or something)
What does ease up on (someone or something) mean?		 to put less pressure on someone or something, to relax The boy was having problems at school so the teacher eased up on him.


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speak for itself/themselves
What does "speak for itself/themselves" mean?		 to not need explainingThe actions of the men speak for themselves and there is no point talking about it.
punter
What does "punter" mean?		gambler; someone who bets or makes risky investments
keep one`s nose clean
What does "keep one`s nose clean" mean?		 stay out of troubleHe has been able to keep his nose clean since he moved to the new town.
Armed to the teeth
What does "Armed to the teeth" mean?		To be heavily armed.Don't even think about going into Chicago's housing projects unless you are armed to the teeth.
This is a pirate phrase originating in Port Royal Jamaica in the 1600's. Having only single shot black powder weapons and cutlesses, they would carry many of these weapons at once to keep up the fight.
In addition they carried a knife in their teeth for maximum arms capability.
take (someone) for a ride
What does "take (someone) for a ride" mean?		 to play a trick on or fool someone, to take unfair advantage of someoneThe used car salesman took me for a ride. The car that I bought is not very good.
to the naked eye
What does "to the naked eye" mean?		 as something is seen exactly as you look at it To the naked eye, it looked like there was little damage to the car but actually there was much damage.

run circles/rings around (someone)
What does "run circles/rings around (someone)" mean?		 to outrun/outdo someoneThe young boy is able to run circles around the others in his school.
get on in years
What does "get on in years" mean?		 to become olderMy uncle is getting on in years and is not very healthy.

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