American Idioms and Expressions

Find It In Ones Heart To Do Something Idiom

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find it in one's heart to (do something)
What does find it in one's heart to (do something) mean?		 to have the compassion or courage to do something I could not find it in my heart to tell the little boy about his dead dog.

find it in one's heart to (do something)
What does find it in one's heart to (do something) mean?		 to have the courage or compassion to do something I could not find it in my heart to tell the young woman that she could not continue to work at our company.


Some Random Idioms
Bit part
What does "Bit part" mean?		 If someone has a small or unimportant role in something, they have a bit part.
litmus test
What does "litmus test" mean?		 a test that tries to determine the state of one important questionThe judge's opinion about the tax issue was the litmus test that was used to see if he would be able to work with the government.
batten down the hatches
What does "batten down the hatches" mean?		 to prepare for difficult times, to close the hatches in a boat before a stormA big storm was coming so we decided to batten down the hatches and stay home.
have one's hand in the till
What does "have one's hand in the till" mean?		 be stealing money from a company or organizationThe man had his hand in the till for many years before he was caught.
put a bug in (someone`s) ear (about something)
What does "put a bug in (someone`s) ear (about something)" mean?		 to give someone a hint or an idea about something My friend put a bug in my ear about going to France and I cannot stop thinking about it.

Butterfly Idioms

gopher
What does "gopher" mean?		somebody whose job is to fetch or bring trivial items to more important people
Show your true colors
What does "Show your true colors" mean?		To reveal your true intentions, personality, or behaviors.Everyone is on best behavior on the first date, but soon enough you will show your true colors.
Color(s) has numerous meanings. An early use of the word is flag, pennant, or badge. Early warships often carried flags from many nations on board in order to elude or deceive the enemy. The rules of civilized warfare called for all ships to hoist their true national ensigns before firing a shot.
Someone who finally "shows his true colors" is acting like a warship which hails another ship flying one flag, but then hoisted their own when they got in firing range.
come away empty-handed
What does "come away empty-handed" mean?		 to return without anything The man came away empty-handed after shopping all morning.

tailer trash
What does "tailer trash" mean?		poor people who live in trailer parks
at the crack of dawn
What does "at the crack of dawn" mean?		 when the first light of the day appearsWe left for our holiday at the crack of dawn.
have one's finger in the pie
What does "have one's finger in the pie" mean?		 to be involved in something, to receive money for somethingThe new manager has his finger in the pie of many small businesses.
wag one's chin
What does "wag one's chin" mean?		 to chat with someoneI stopped at the coffee shop to wag my chin with an old friend.

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