Full Of It Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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full of it What does full of it mean?	to be full of nonsense	I thought that the woman was full of it when she told me that the business was closed.
full of it What does full of it mean?	lying; dumb (from "full of shit").	He's so full of it, no one should believe anything he says.
full of it What does full of it mean?	to be full of nonsense	I thought that the woman was full of it when she told me that the business was closed.
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pound the pavement What does "pound the pavement" mean?	to look for a job	He has been pounding the pavement for a few months now but he still has not found a job.

Double Dutch What does "Double Dutch" mean?	(UK) If something is double Dutch, it is completely incomprehensible.
shrug (something) off What does "shrug (something) off" mean?	to not be bothered or hurt by something, to disregard something	The girl says mean things but we always shrug off her comments.
have one's work cut out for one What does "have one's work cut out for one" mean?	have a large and difficult task to do	We had our work cut out for us when we began to paint the house.
the talk of (somewhere) What does "the talk of (somewhere)" mean?	the subject of conversations somewhere	The new theater production is the talk of the city.

a cat in gloves catches no mice What does "a cat in gloves catches no mice" mean?	if you are too careful and polite you may not get what you want	A cat in gloves catches no mice and I advised my friend that he should be more aggressive at work or he will not be successful.
hold water What does "hold water" mean?	be a sound idea	His proposal for a new work scheduling system doesn`t hold water.
tongue in cheek What does "tongue in cheek" mean?	jokingly, insincerely, mockingly, not really meaning something	The remark was made tongue in cheek and the man did not mean it.
born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth What does "born with a silver spoon in one`s mouth" mean?	to be born to wealth and comfort, to be born rich	The boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he has never worked in his life.
a white lie What does "a white lie" mean?	a lie that is told to avoid offending someone or hurting his / her feelings.	"The cake that Susan made tasted terrible, but I knew that she made it because she wanted to please me, so when she asked if I liked it, I told a white lie and said it was good."

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Full Of It Idiom