American Idioms and Expressions

Eat Away At (something) Idiom

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eat away at (something)
What does eat away at (something) mean?		 to rot/destroy somethingThe mildew has been eating away at the window frame all year.

Some Random Idioms
head-on
What does "head-on" mean?		 front end to front end, with the front facing somethingThere was a serious head-on crash on the highway last night.
lose track of (someone or something)
What does "lose track of (someone or something) " mean?		 lose contact with someone or somethingI have lost track of many of my friends from high school.
spout off about (someone or something)
What does "spout off about (someone or something)" mean?		 to talk too much about someone or somethingThe woman is always spouting off about her many problems.
take (someone) hostage
What does "take (someone) hostage" mean?		 to kidnap or seize someone to be a hostageThe bank robbers took several people hostage during the bank robbery.
drop (something) into (someone's) lap
What does "drop (something) into (someone's) lap" mean?		 to give a problem that you have to someone else to solve My boss dropped much extra work into my lap just before my vacation.

make allowances for (someone or something)
What does "make allowances for (someone or something)" mean?		 allow extra time for someone or something, make excuses for someone or somethingWe had to make allowances for the fact that the new employee was very slow.
get carried away
What does "get carried away" mean?		 to be overcome by emotion or enthusiasm, to lose one's control or judgement I got carried away yesterday and cleaned all of my apartment.

flash
What does "flash" mean?		 show or reveal something briefly
for the birds
What does "for the birds" mean?		 not interesting, something that you do not like, worthlessThe movie was for the birds so we left early and went to eat.
listen to (someone) with half an ear
What does "listen to (someone) with half an ear" mean?		 to not listen carefully to someoneI listened to my friend with half an ear while the news was on the radio.
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