First Of All Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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first of all What does first of all mean?	the very first thing	First of all we prepared the garden before we planted the seeds.
first of all What does first of all mean?	the very first thing	First of all, we prepared the garden and then we planted the seeds.
	Some Random Idioms
Strike while the iron is hot What does "Strike while the iron is hot" mean?	Act quickly while the opportunity is still available.	If you want the job, you need to strike while the iron is hot. Blacksmiths working iron by hand heat the iron in a fire to red-hot making it malleable. The Smith removes the iron from the fire and shapes it with blows from a hammer. They need to work quickly before the iron cools. Once the iron is cool, it becomes brittle and the opportunity to hammer it into shape has passed.
break ground for (something) What does "break ground for (something)" mean?	to start digging the foundation for a building	The hospital will break ground for the new building soon.
pooped out What does "pooped out" mean?	tired; fatigued; exhausted
down-at-the-heels What does "down-at-the-heels" mean?	to be shabby, to be poorly dressed	The man looked down-at-the-heels after he was fired from his job.
have one's hand in the till What does "have one's hand in the till" mean?	to be stealing money from a company or organization	The sales clerk has had her hand in the till since she first started her job.
take (something) on the chin What does "take (something) on the chin" mean?	to experience and endure a blow or hardship	The man is able to take things on the chin and quickly move on with his life when he has a problem.

out of the loop What does "out of the loop" mean?	to not be part of a group of people that is kept up-to-date with information about something	I was out of the loop during the negotiations and did not know what was going on.
see red What does "see red" mean?	to become very angry	My boss saw red when I told him that I would not be coming to work today.
keep up appearances What does "keep up appearances " mean?	keep an outward show of prosperity or good behavior	He is trying to keep up appearances even though he has lost his job.

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First Of All Idiom