American Idioms and Expressions

Feel Up To (do Something) Idiom

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feel up to (do something)
What does feel up to (do something) mean?
to feel healthy enough or rested enough to do somethingI do not feel up to going to the game.

Some Random Idioms
eat in
What does "eat in" mean?
to eat at home, to eat in a restaurant where you have a choice to either eat in the restaurant or take the food out We usually like to eat in on the weekends.
We went to the fast food restaurant and we decided to eat in rather than take the food out.

throw one's hands up in despair
What does "throw one's hands up in despair" mean?
to raise one's hands making a sign of giving up, to give upI threw my hands up in despair and said that I could no longer continue to work on the project.
on the whole
What does "on the whole" mean?
in generalOn the whole I think that it is a good idea but I would like to study it further.
kawabunga
What does "kawabunga" mean?
yeah; horray; yippee (an expression of excitement or enthusiasm, popularized in the TV series "The Simpsons")
be off to a bad start
What does "be off to a bad start" mean?
to start something under bad circumstancesThe production of the play was off to a bad start when the lights did not work.
odds are against one
What does "odds are against one" mean?
there is little chance that you will succeed there is little chance that you will succeedThe odds were against the boy joining the team but he tried very hard anyway.
hand the torch/baton to someone
What does "hand the torch/baton to someone" mean?
hand over a particular duty or responsibility to someone (from the baton or torch that is passed from one runner to the next in a relay race) hand over a particular duty or responsibility to someone (from the baton or torch that is passed from one runner to the next in a relay race)The president of the company handed the torch to his son when he decided to retire.
Sunday best
What does "Sunday best" mean?
fancy, elegant clothing
put (someone) through
What does "put (someone) through" mean?
to transfer someone to someone else's telephoneI phoned the credit card company and they quickly put me through to a supervisor.
klotz
What does "klotz" mean?
clumsy, often dumb, person
Blow the cobwebs away
What does "Blow the cobwebs away" mean?
If you blow the cobwebs away, you make sweeping changes to something to bring fresh views and ideas in.

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