American Idioms and Expressions

Get In Someones Hair Idiom

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get in (someone's) hair
What does get in (someone's) hair mean?		 to bother or irritate someone The woman complained that her young child was always getting in her hair.

get in (someone's) hair
What does get in (someone's) hair mean?		 to bother or irritate someone The little boy often gets in his mother's hair.


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bitchy
What does "bitchy" mean?		 moody; rude; spiteful (usually used to describe women). She's really bitchy today.
from head to toe
What does "from head to toe" mean?		 from the top of one's head to one's feet The boy was covered in mud from head to toe.

In perfect form
What does "In perfect form" mean?		 When something is as it ought to be. Or, when used cynically, it may refer to someone whose excesses are on display; a caricature.
crack a joke
What does "crack a joke" mean?		 to tell a jokeThe man was a lot of fun at the party because he was always cracking jokes.
pay off (something)
What does "pay off (something)" mean?		 to pay something in full and be free from a debtShe finally paid off her car loan so she now has some extra money to spend.
Wrong end of the stick
What does "Wrong end of the stick" mean?		 If someone has got the wrong end of the stick, they have misunderstood what someone has said to them.
ears are burning
What does "ears are burning" mean?		 someone is talking about you when you are not thereMy ears are burning and I am sure that someone is talking about me.
generous to a fault
What does "generous to a fault" mean?		 to be too generous My friend is generous to a fault and he sometimes gives too much to his friends.

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pluck up one's courage
What does "pluck up one's courage" mean?		 to make oneself have courageHe plucked up his courage and went over to ask the woman for a date.
keep one`s head
What does "keep one`s head" mean?		 to stay calm when there is trouble or dangerEveryone tried to keep their head during the fire at the hotel.
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