Facts Of Life Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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facts of life What does facts of life mean?	the facts about sex/marriage/birth that one should know	The boy seems to be too young to know about the facts of life.
facts of life What does facts of life mean?	the facts about sex or marriage or birth that one should know	The boy is too young to know about the facts of life.
	Some Random Idioms
pile of shit What does "pile of shit" mean?	person of little value

call the shots What does "call the shots" mean?	to be in charge, to give orders	The vice-president is now calling the shots and is in control of the company.
clear up What does "clear up" mean?	to become sunny	It stopped raining and cleared up this morning.
rule (someone) out of order What does "rule (someone) out of order" mean?	to rule that someone is not following the rules of a meeting	The chairwoman ruled the salesman out of order when he began to speak at the meeting.
the coast is clear What does "the coast is clear" mean?	no danger is in sight, no one can see you	When the coast is clear we will try to enter the building.
get back together What does "get back together" mean?	return to a relationship or marriage after breaking up	return to a relationship or marriage after breaking upThe man got back together with his girlfriend after separating for several months last winter.

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Yank my chain What does "Yank my chain" mean?	If some one says this to another person (i.e. stop yanking my chain) it means for the other person to leave the person who said it alone and to stop bothering them.
close up shop What does "close up shop" mean?	to stop doing business (for a variety of reasons - not only financial reasons)	The university bookstore will close up shop next month.
get one`s feet wet What does "get one`s feet wet" mean?	to begin something, to do something for the first time	The writer got his feet wet in the publishing business and he is now ready to start his own business.
get out of hand What does "get out of hand" mean?	to become difficult or impossible to control	The party got out of hand and the school authorities asked everyone to go home.
play hooky What does "play hooky" mean?	to stay away from school or work without permission	When he was a student he often played hooky and did not go to school.

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Facts Of Life Idiom