First Base Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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first base What does first base mean?	the act of kissing (as a step in increasing levels of sexual intimacy).	First base? Is that all? Just kissing?
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make (someone's) hair stand on end What does "make (someone's) hair stand on end" mean?	to cause someone to become frightened	The movie made my hair stand on end.

turn the heat up on (someone) What does "turn the heat up on (someone)" mean?	to increase the pressure on someone to do something	The police are turning the heat up on the members of the criminal gang.
F2F What does "F2F" mean?	face to face
stick (someone) with (something) What does "stick (someone) with (something)" mean?	to leave someone with an unpleasant task	My friend always sticks me with paying the bill when we go to a restaurant.
cook (something) up What does "cook (something) up" mean?	to invent something, to plan or plot something	I do not know what kind of plan she is cooking up but it should be quite interesting.
burn one`s bridges behind one What does "burn one`s bridges behind one" mean?	to do something that makes going back impossible	He burned his bridges behind him and is unable to work in the same industry again.
quick fix What does "quick fix" mean?	solution that is neither good nor durable
check What does "check" mean?	inter. okay; yes; right
quick fix What does "quick fix" mean?	simple, rapid solution that is usually not practical in the long term

American Idioms and Expressions

First Base Idiom