American Idioms and Expressions

Far Fetched Idiom

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far-fetched What does far-fetched mean?	difficult to accept; difficult to believe.	"That story's pretty far-fetched. Nobody'sgoing to believe it."
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scum What does "scum" mean?	disgusting, worthless person

worth one`s salt What does "worth one`s salt" mean?	to be a good worker, to be worth what one is paid	The man has only been working here for a month but quickly he is proving that he is worth his salt. soup Idioms
a come-down What does "a come-down" mean?	a lowering in status/income/influence/energy	Her new job is a come-down from her last one and she is not very happy.
put (someone) to shame What does "put (someone) to shame" mean?	to be much better than someone else, to embarrass someone	The school project of my neighbor's child put our child to shame.
a sitting duck What does "a sitting duck" mean?	an unsuspecting person who is easily fooled - as if he or she were waiting to be attacked	The woman was a sitting duck for the thief when she sat on the bench with her purse beside her.
the other side of the tracks What does "the other side of the tracks" mean?	the poorer/richer section of a town	The girl came from the other side of the tracks and was not welcome into the home of her wealthy boyfriend.

Back to back What does "Back to back" mean?	If things happen back to back, they are directly one after another.
out of character What does "out of character" mean?	to be unlike one's usual character, to be inappropriate for one's character	Getting into an argument with the sales clerk was out of character for my father. He almost never argues about such things.
scratch (someone`s) back What does "scratch (someone`s) back" mean?	to do something nice for someone in the hope that they will do something for you	"You scratch my back and I`ll scratch yours," the customer said when we talked about the new sales contract.
come to naught What does "come to naught" mean?	to end in failure	Our efforts to find a new apartment have come to naught.

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