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.
	Some Random Idioms
get one's sea legs What does "get one's sea legs" mean?	to become accustomed to something (like you would become accustomed to the movement of a ship)	After we got our sea legs we were able to get up and walk around the boat.
blow (someone) away or blow away (someone) What does "blow (someone) away or blow away (someone)" mean?	to overcome someone emotionally	The performance was so wonderful that it blew me away.
on top of (something) What does "on top of (something)" mean?	in addition to something, along with something	On top of everything else he wants me to work on Sunday.
be curtains for (someone or something) What does "be curtains for (someone or something)" mean?	to be the end or death for someone or something	It was curtains for my old computer when it finally stopped working.
filled to the brim What does "filled to the brim" mean?	to be filled up to the top edge of something	The coffee cup was filled to the brim.
leave (something) hanging (in the air) What does "leave (something) hanging (in the air)" mean?	leave something undecided or unsettled	Whether or not they will be leaving next year was left hanging in the air at the end of the meeting.
stuff one's face What does "stuff one's face" mean?	to eat a lot in a short time	I stuffed my face in the restaurant last night.

greenhorn What does "greenhorn" mean?	an untrained/inexperienced/naive person	The young man was a greenhorn and he had much to learn about his new job.
over one's head What does "over one's head" mean?	too difficult or complicated for someone to understand.	"This explanation of cgi scripting is over myhead.Can you explain it in a less technical way?"
VDU What does "VDU" mean?	Video Display Unit	Video Display UnitThe VDU at work was beginning to cause problems with my eyes so I went to an eye doctor.

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