American Idioms and Expressions

Fishy Idiom

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fishy
What does fishy mean?		 to be strange and suspiciousSomething is fishy with the man's excuse for being late for work.
fishy
What does fishy mean?		 to be suspicious or unlikely"Something is fishy with these numbers. There are too many people on this list."
fishy
What does fishy mean?		 to be suspicious or unlikely "Something is fishy with these numbers. There are too many people on this list."

fishy
What does fishy mean?		 to be strange and suspicious Something is fishy with the man's excuse for being late for work.

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What does "scare the (living) daylights out of (someone)" mean?		 to frighten someone very muchFalling off the bicycle scared the daylights out of the little girl.
put away
What does "put away" mean?		 to put an animal to death, to kill an animalWe put away our dog because he tried to bite the small girl next door.
worm one's way out of something
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reach a compromise
What does "reach a compromise" mean?		 to achieve a compromise with someoneThe company tried very hard to reach a compromise with the workers.
inside out
What does "inside out" mean?		 with the inner part on the outside and the outer part on the inside."Why are you wearing your tee shirt insideout?"
close one's eyes to (something)
What does "close one's eyes to (something)" mean?		to ignore something, to pretend that something is not really happeningMy father closed his eyes to the problems that were happening in his company.
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take in (someone)
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