American Idioms and Expressions

Fast Track Idiom

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fast track
What does fast track mean?		path of rapid rise through an organization or situation
fast-track
What does fast-track mean?		 move something or somebody quicky through an organization or situation

Some Random Idioms
On the right foot
What does "On the right foot" mean?		 If you start something or set off on the right foot, you get off to a good start.
Indian file
What does "Indian file" mean?		 If people walk in Indian file, they walk in a line one behind the other.
hanging over (someone's) head
What does "hanging over (someone's) head" mean?		 to be worrying someone and be something that you will eventually have to deal withThe court case has been hanging over my friend's head for many months.
on duty
What does "on duty" mean?		 to be at work, to be currently doing one's workThere was nobody on duty when we arrived at the swimming pool.
off limits
What does "off limits" mean?		 to be forbiddenThe factory was off limits to everybody except the workers who worked there.
out like a light
What does "out like a light" mean?		 to have fallen asleep very quicklyI went to bed early last night and I was out like a light.
rant and rave about (someone or something)
What does "rant and rave about (someone or something)" mean?		 to shout angrily and wildly about someone or somethingThe man was ranting and raving about the bad service at the restaurant.
show up
What does "show up" mean?		 to appear, to arrive, to be present"What time did your friend show up for the party?"
a scaredy-cat
What does "a scaredy-cat" mean?		 someone who is easily frightened (usually used by children) The children called their friend a scaredy-cat because she would not enter the empty house.

keep one`s head
What does "keep one`s head" mean?		 stay calm when there is trouble or dangerHe is a very good leader and is able to keep his head during an emergency.
take (someone) for (someone or something)
What does "take (someone) for (someone or something)" mean?		 to mistake someone for someone or somethingThe man took the boy for a robber and called the police.
wine and dine (someone)
What does "wine and dine (someone)" mean?		 to treat someone to an expensive meal, to entertain someone in a lavish manner My uncle often has to wine and dine his important business clients.

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