American Idioms and Expressions

Fine Tooth Toothed Comb Idiom

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fine-tooth/toothed comb
What does fine-tooth/toothed comb mean?		 great care, careful attention so as not to miss anything We went over the room with a fine-tooth comb but we were unable to find the lost credit card.


Some Random Idioms
one of the boys
What does "one of the boys" mean?		 an accepted member of a groupOur boss tries to be one of the boys but actually nobody likes him.
far and wide
What does "far and wide" mean?		 everywhere, in all directionsWe looked far and wide for the book but could not find it.
get out of hand
What does "get out of hand" mean?		 to get out of controlThe party was beginning to get out of hand so we asked everyone to leave.
bring (someone or something) to its/their knees
What does "bring (someone or something) to its/their knees" mean?		 to have a negative effect or destroy someone or a group of people, to defeat someone/somethingThe strike by the teachers quickly brought the school to its knees.
dead ahead
What does "dead ahead" mean?		 to be directly ahead There was a truck dead ahead so we put on the car brakes.

scarcer than hen's teeth
What does "scarcer than hen's teeth" mean?		 very scarce or nonexistent People who know about computers are scarcer than hen's teeth in our company.

Crow Idioms



invest someone with the power or legal right to (do something)
What does "invest someone with the power or legal right to (do something)" mean?		 give someone the power or right to do somethingThe police were invested with the power to enforce the decision of the court.
get (someone) out of one's hair
What does "get (someone) out of one's hair" mean?		 to stop someone from annoying or bothering youThe woman tried hard to get the little boy out of her hair.
put (someone) to bed
What does "put (someone) to bed" mean?		 to help/make someone (often a child) go to bedWe put our child to bed early last night.
float (someone) a loan
What does "float (someone) a loan" mean?		 to loan someone moneyI asked the bank to float me a loan so that I could buy a new car.
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