American Idioms and Expressions

Fall In Love (with Someone) Idiom

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fall in love (with someone)
What does fall in love (with someone) mean?
begin to feel love for someone begin to feel love for someoneHe fell in love with a woman from his university class and they got married several months later.

Some Random Idioms
a song and dance
What does "a song and dance" mean?
an excuseMy friend gave me a song and dance about being busy but I did not believe him.
a klutz
What does "a klutz" mean?
an awkward, uncoordinated person."Don't ask Jeff to dance with you. He's a realklutz and will probably step on your feet!"
pack a punch/wallop
What does "pack a punch/wallop" mean?
to provide a burst of energy/power/excitementThe storm packed a wallop and did much damage to the coast.
show-and-tell
What does "show-and-tell" mean?
to present something interesting to a class (in elementary school)The little boy took a starfish from the ocean to his school for show-and-tell.
Long in the tooth
What does "Long in the tooth" mean?
To be getting old.Daddy needs a new Porsche. The old one is getting a bit long in the tooth.
Strange as it may seem this phrase's origin is closely related to the origin of the phrase "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth".
The age of a horse can be roughly determined by examining its teeth, since a horse's gums recede as they age. The longer the teeth of a horse appear to be, the older the horse.
Good walls make good neighbours
What does "Good walls make good neighbours" mean?
Your relationship with your neighbours depends, among other things, on respecting one another's privacy.
klotz
What does "klotz" mean?
clumsy, often dumb, person
ill-disposed to (do something)
What does "ill-disposed to (do something)" mean?
not friendly or favorable to somethingOur company is ill-disposed to begin working on the project with the other company.
in consideration of (something)
What does "in consideration of (something)" mean?
after thinking about somethingIn consideration of the amount of time that I had spent on the case I charged a lot of money for my services.
lay one's hands on (something)
What does "lay one's hands on (something)" mean?
find something, acquire somethingIf I can lay my hands on a slide projector, I will show you the pictures of my holiday tonight.
carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders
What does "carry the weight of the world on one's shoulders" mean?
to appear to be dealing with all the problems in the whole world My friend has much stress and thinks that he is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.

cheesed off
What does "cheesed off" mean?
to be annoyed I was cheesed off that I would not be able to go away for the weekend.

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