American Idioms and Expressions

Fall Short Of Something Idiom

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fall short of (something)
What does fall short of (something) mean?		 to not have enough of something The campaign fell short of the amount of money that it had hoped to gather.

fall through

- to fail, to not happen

My plan to

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Come rain or shine
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da bomb
What does "da bomb" mean?		something fantastic or wonderful. Our party was da bomb.
take that tack
What does "take that tack" mean?		 to take a course of action or do something that is different from the preceding course of actionI decided to take that tack when I realized that I was making no progress with my previous plans.
castles in the air
What does "castles in the air" mean?		 daydreams My sister is always building castles in the air and is very unrealistic.
give (someone) the boot
What does "give (someone) the boot" mean?		 to fire someone, to force someone to leave a placeThe manager gave our friend the boot when he began yelling in the restaurant.
run out of (something)
What does "run out of (something)" mean?		 to use all of somethingThe car ran out of gas in the countryside.
sweet nothings
What does "sweet nothings" mean?		 affectionate but unimportant words that you say to a loved oneThe boy in the movie whispered sweet nothings into the ear of his girlfriend.
have a finger in the pie
What does "have a finger in the pie" mean?		 be involved in somethingThe man has his finger in the pie of many businesses.
have (someone's) blood on one's hands
What does "have (someone's) blood on one's hands" mean?		 to be responsible for someone's deathThe driver has the bicycle rider's blood on his hands.
rest in peace
What does "rest in peace" mean?		 to lie dead peacefully for eternityWe prayed that my aunt would rest in peace after she recently passed away.
walk away/off with (something)
What does "walk away/off with (something)" mean?		 take and go away with something, stealSomebody walked away with the computer from the library last night.
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