Exercise One's Brain Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Exercise One's Brain Idiom mean?

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exercise one's brain What does exercise one's brain mean?	to exercise one's intelligence	I always do puzzles in order to exercise my brain.
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have an itch to do something What does "have an itch to do something" mean?	have a desire to do something	I have an itch to go fishing this summer.

busman's holiday What does "busman's holiday" mean?	a holiday where you spend your time doing the same thing that you would do if you were working	The doctor felt that he was on a busman's holiday when everyone at the meeting began to ask him about their medical problems.
spitting image of (someone) What does "spitting image of (someone)" mean?	the exact resemblance to someone	My cousin is a spitting image of his father.
ears are burning What does "ears are burning" mean?	someone is talking about you when you are not there	My ears are burning and I think that someone is talking about me.
horse sense What does "horse sense" mean?	common sense, practical thinking	The boy does not have much horse sense and sometimes he makes the wrong decision.
Newfangled What does "Newfangled" mean?	People who don't like new methods, technologies, etc, describe them as newfangled, which means new but not as good or nice as the old ones.
get down to the nitty-gritty What does "get down to the nitty-gritty" mean?	to get down to the facts	The teacher called us into her office to get down to the nitty-gritty of what had happened earlier.

excuse (someone) What does "excuse (someone)" mean?	to forgive someone	We excused the man for his rude comments because he did not know any better.
tie up (someone) What does "tie up (someone)" mean?	to take all the time of someone	The meeting tied up the manager so she was unable to answer the phone.
cheese (someone) off What does "cheese (someone) off" mean?	to annoy/irritate/anger someone	I cheesed off my neighbor when I borrowed his ladder without telling him.

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Exercise One's Brain Idiom