American Idioms and Expressions

Elbow (someone) Out Of (something) Idiom

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elbow (someone) out of (something)
What does elbow (someone) out of (something) mean?		 to force or pressure someone out of something (an office or position)The new manager got his new position by elbowing many others out of the way.

Some Random Idioms
go back to the drawing board
What does "go back to the drawing board" mean?		 to go back and start something from the beginningThe negotiations failed so we had to go back to the drawing board and start over.
buy into (something)
What does "buy into (something)" mean?		 to accept and agree with something I do not buy into my friend's idea about starting a business.

boil down to (something)
What does "boil down to (something)" mean?		 to reduce something to its essential or main partThe reason that we could not go on a holiday boiled down to the fact that we did not have enough money.
New kid on the block
What does "New kid on the block" mean?		 A new kid on the block is a person who has recently joined a company, organisation, team, etc, and does not know how things work yet.
rotten to the core
What does "rotten to the core" mean?		 to be completely worthless (like a rotten apple) The political organization was rotten to the core and everybody knew that it must change.

doggy bag
What does "doggy bag" mean?		bag or container for leftovers in a restaurant so they can be eaten at home
once in a blue moon
What does "once in a blue moon" mean?		 very rarelyI only go to that restaurant once in a blue moon.
a travesty of justice
What does "a travesty of justice" mean?		 a legal action that is an insult to the system of justice The trial was a travesty of justice and nobody was happy with the result.

fall apart at the seams
What does "fall apart at the seams" mean?		 to break into pieces, to fall apartMy backpack was falling apart at the seams so I bought a new one.
brainstorm (something)
What does "brainstorm (something)" mean?		 to try to develop an idea or think of new ideas The students got into groups to brainstorm ideas for the school play.

talk (someone) out of (something)
What does "talk (someone) out of (something)" mean?		 to persuade someone not to do somethingI tried to talk our sales manager out of offering a price that was too low.
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