Fall Through Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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fall through What does fall through mean?	to fail, to not happen	My plan to go abroad fell through when my father refused to lend me some money.
fall through What does fall through mean?	to fail, to be ruined, to not happen	The deal for the new machinery fell through and we will have to look for another supplier.
fall through What does fall through mean?	to fail, to not happen	My plan to go abroad fell through when my father refused to lend me some money.
fall through What does fall through mean?	to fail, to be ruined, to not happen	The deal for the new machinery fell through and we will have to look for another supplier.
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hillbilly armor What does "hillbilly armor" mean?	improved armor for vehicles made from scavenged metal
read out loud What does "read out loud" mean?	read something so that other people can hear you	The students each had a chance to read out loud from the book of poems.
join the fray What does "join the fray" mean?	join a fight or argument	I did not want to join the fray and argue with the other members of the group.
garbage in, garbage out What does "garbage in, garbage out" mean?	the quality of information that you put into something will affect the response/outcome	Garbage in, garbage out. The bad information that was used for the story affected the final story that was written.
put one's money where one's mouth is What does "put one's money where one's mouth is" mean?	to stop saying that you will do something and actually do it	The man always talks about helping other people but he never does anything. We finally told him to put his money where his mouth is and do something.
a jack-of-all-trades What does "a jack-of-all-trades" mean?	a person who can do many things	We gave the man a job because we needed a jack-of-all-trades to look after the many repairs.
by the sweat of one`s brow What does "by the sweat of one`s brow" mean?	by hard work	The man built up his business by the sweat of his brow.
as scared as a rabbit What does "as scared as a rabbit" mean?	very scared	I was as scared as a rabbit when I entered the empty room.
spot What does "spot" mean?	give somebody an advantage (in a game).	I'll spot you ten points.

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