American Idioms and Expressions

Feast One's Eyes On (someone Or Something) Idiom

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feast one's eyes on (someone or something)
What does feast one's eyes on (someone or something) mean?
to look at someone or something with pleasureWe stood at the top of the canyon to feast our eyes on the most beautiful scenery in the world.
feast one's eyes on (someone or something)
What does feast one's eyes on (someone or something) mean?
to look at someone or something with pleasure/enjoymentWe stopped at the top of the hill to feast our eyes on some of the best scenery that we have ever seen.

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What does "set (someone) back" mean?
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joint
What does "joint" mean?
prison; jail
put (something) up
What does "put (something) up" mean?
to build a building/sign/fence/wallThey are putting some new apartments up near our house.
pit one's wits against (someone)
What does "pit one's wits against (someone)" mean?
to challenge someone over something to see who winsThe best students in our school decided to pit their wits against the best students in the city.
fit in with (someone or something)
What does "fit in with (someone or something)" mean?
to be comfortable or in harmony with someone or somethingThe new boy fits in with the other children very well.
taste blood
What does "taste blood" mean?
be able to harm an opponent and therefore want to try to do even more harmI could taste blood when I discovered the weak points of the supervisor who I hated.
fill the bill
What does "fill the bill" mean?
to be suitable for what is requiredI think that the new equipment should fill the bill for us.
go
What does "go" mean?
an attempt; a try
to head up
What does "to head up" mean?
to be at the head of (a group), a leaderThe president headed up a group of people going overseas to promote trade.

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