American Idioms and Expressions

Eat Out Idiom

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eat out
What does eat out mean?
to eat in a restaurantI eat out three or four times a week.
eat out
What does eat out mean?
to eat a meal at a restaurantMy aunt and uncle eat out often at very nice restaurants.
eat out
What does eat out mean?
to eat in a restaurant I eat out three or four times a week.

eat out
What does eat out mean?
to eat a meal in a restaurant My aunt and uncle eat out often at nice restaurants.


Some Random Idioms
Bee in your bonnet
What does "Bee in your bonnet" mean?
If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet.
at times
What does "at times" mean?
sometimes, occasionallyAt times, our teacher is very nice but at other times she is very mean.
bean counter
What does "bean counter" mean?
an accountant We asked the bean counters to look at the figures in the new budget.

icing on the cake
What does "icing on the cake" mean?
something that makes a good situation or activity even better I found a good job and the fact that I can work where I want is the icing on the cake.

get close to (something)
What does "get close to (something)" mean?
to be almost as good as something, to almost reach or arrive at a goalThe charity is getting close to the final amount of money that they expect to collect.
All mouth and trousers
What does "All mouth and trousers" mean?
(UK) Someone who's all mouth and trousers talks or boasts a lot but doesn't deliver. 'All mouth and no trousers' is also used, though this is a corruption of the original.
fly in the face of (someone or something)
What does "fly in the face of (someone or something)" mean?
to disregard/defy someone or somethingThe complaints of the woman were beginning to fly in the face of a reasonable conversation.
on all fours
What does "on all fours" mean?
to be on one's hands and kneesI was down on all fours as I looked for my grandmother's hearing aide.

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