American Idioms and Expressions

Extend One's Sympathy To (someone) Idiom

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extend one's sympathy to (someone) What does extend one's sympathy to (someone) mean?	to express sympathy to someone	We extended our sympathy to the family of the dead woman.
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give me five What does "give me five" mean?	a request to touch hands as a form of greeting or agreement

Easy peasy What does "Easy peasy" mean?	(UK) If something is easy peasy, it is very easy indeed. ('Easy peasy, lemon squeezy' is also used.)
land on one's feet What does "land on one's feet" mean?	to come out of a bad situation successfully	I was able to land on my feet even though our company had recently gone bankrupt.
cut one's (own) throat What does "cut one's (own) throat" mean?	to experience certain failure	The man cut his own throat when he suddenly quit his job.
when the cat's away, the mice will play What does "when the cat's away, the mice will play" mean?	when you are not watching someone they may get into trouble, when a person with authority is absent then those below him or her can do whatever they want	When the cat's away, the mice will play and when the teacher left the classroom the students began to play. cow Idioms
string (something) out What does "string (something) out" mean?	to make something extend over a great distance or over a long period of time	The soccer games were strung out over a period of four weeks.
for instance What does "for instance" mean?	for example	a) "What kind of food do they serve there" b) "They have everything. Pasta, for instance and sushi and hamburgers."
juice What does "juice" mean?	electricity; power
out of place What does "out of place" mean?	to be in the wrong place, to be at the wrong time, to be improper	His comments at the party were out of place. He should have said them another time.

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