For The Record Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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for the record What does for the record mean?	a record of a particular fact is made	For the record I told the police officer about some of the events of the previous year.
for the record What does for the record mean?	say something so that there will be a record of a particular fact	I was told, for the record, that my case had very little chance of succeeding in a court of law.
for the record What does for the record mean?	saying something so that there will be a record of a particular fact	I was told, for the record, that my case had very little chance of succeeding in a court of law.
for the record What does for the record mean?	a record of a particular fact is made	For the record, I told the police officer about the events of the previous year.
	Some Random Idioms
to be onto (someone or something) What does "to be onto (someone or something)" mean?	to have discovered the truth about someone or something	My supervisor in onto the new saleswoman who is taking money from her sales register.

pack What does "pack" mean?	carry or have a gun
cry uncle What does "cry uncle" mean?	to admit defeat or that you have lost	He finally had to cry uncle when the other wrestler pinned him to the mat.
out of this world What does "out of this world" mean?	to be wonderful, to be fantastic	The new dessert that she made last weekend was out of this world.
wrap (someone) around one`s little finger What does "wrap (someone) around one`s little finger" mean?	to have complete control over someone, to manipulate someone	The woman has her boss wrapped around her little finger and she can do anything that she wants.
go away empty-handed What does "go away empty-handed" mean?	to depart with nothing	The woman went away empty-handed from the job interview.
cut (someone) in What does "cut (someone) in" mean?	to give someone a share of something	I cut my friend in on the profits from selling the computers.
GMTA What does "GMTA" mean?	great minds think alike

loaded for bear What does "loaded for bear" mean?	very angry	The man was loaded for bear when he went in to see the supervisor.
zonked What does "zonked" mean?	drunk; intoxicated	He was so zonked after the night of partying that we couldn't let him drive.
turn one`s nose up at (someone or something) or turn up one's nose at (someone or something) What does "turn one`s nose up at (someone or something) or turn up one's nose at (someone or something)" mean?	to reject someone or something, to express scorn for someone or something	My sister turned up her nose at the chance to go to nursing school.
crap-list What does "crap-list" mean?	list of worthless or troublesome people
dare (someone) to do (something) What does "dare (someone) to do (something)" mean?	to challenge someone to do something	The little boy dared his friend to throw a rock at the window.
turn out all right/good What does "turn out all right/good" mean?	to end satisfactorily	At first we thought that the weather would be terrible but it turned out fine.

American Idioms and Expressions

For The Record Idiom