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get into a stew about/over (someone or something)
What does get into a stew about/over (someone or something) mean? | to be worried or upset about someone or something | My mother is getting into a stew about my aunt not phoning.
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word of mouth
What does "word of mouth" mean? | passing information orally from one person to another | I heard about the new restaurant by word of mouth.
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White as snow
What does "White as snow" mean? | If something or someone is as white as snow, they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest. |
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fit for a king
What does "fit for a king" mean? | to be totally suitable (especially suitable for a king) | The food at the wedding was fit for a king.
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Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Hatched
What does "Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Hatched" mean? | Don't be overconfident and assume success before
you know the outcome of a venture. | In the midst of this daydream, she did toss her curls, sending the pail of milk spilling. The moral of the fable is: Such are the disappointments of those who count their chickens before they are hatched.
This proverb's use in English began in the second half of the sixteenth century, but its origins are in Aesop's Fables, written in the sixth century B.C. "The Milkmaid and the Pail" is a fable about a young girl on her way home, carrying her pail of milk on top of her head.
She was daydreaming about what she would do with the milk, starting with making cream and butter to sell. Then, she could buy eggs with that money, and the eggs would hatch into chickens. They would lay more eggs, and the process would continue, growing more and more profitable. Later on, she could sell some of the birds and buy herself a dress, drawing attention of the young men in the town. When they took notice, her plan was to ignore their advances wit a toss of her curls. |
have a cow
What does "have a cow" mean? | to become very angry and upset about something | Our teacher had a cow when he discovered that nobody had prepared for the class.
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shitsky
What does "shitsky" mean? | feces; dung |
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plug a product
What does "plug a product" mean? | to promote a product |
The soccer star makes a lot of money when he agrees to plug a product.
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bop
What does "bop" mean? | kind of jazz music from the 1940s |
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in unison
What does "in unison" mean? | acting as one, together and at the same time | The fans cried out in unison when the star player made a goal.
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within an inch of one`s life
What does "within an inch of one`s life" mean? | almost dead | The elderly man was beaten to within an inch of his life.
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slacker
What does "slacker" mean? | lazy, unproductive person |
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