Get One's Sea Legs Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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get one's sea legs What does get one's sea legs mean?	to become accustomed to something (like you would become accustomed to the movement of a ship)	After we got our sea legs we were able to get up and walk around the boat.
get one's sea legs What does get one's sea legs mean?	to become accustomed to a ship moving at sea, to become accustomed to something in general	After a few days at the new job I was able to get my sea legs.
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wear out (something) or wear (something) out What does "wear out (something) or wear (something) out" mean?	to use or wear something until it becomes old and in bad condition	My shoes wore out during my trip to Paris.

rear end What does "rear end" mean?	buttocks
what about What does "what about" mean?	about or concerning something	I know that he wants to borrow my tent but what about my sleeping bag.
a one-night stand What does "a one-night stand" mean?	an activity that lasts only one night	The rock band played several one-night stands last month.
melt in one's mouth What does "melt in one's mouth" mean?	to taste very good	The pastry melted in my mouth.
have (someone's) blood on one's hands What does "have (someone's) blood on one's hands" mean?	be responsible for someone's death	The army general has the citizen's blood on his hands.
twiddle one`s thumbs What does "twiddle one`s thumbs" mean?	to not be busy, to not be working	We twiddled our thumbs all morning and did not get any work done.
Saigon moment What does "Saigon moment" mean?	A Saigon moment is when people realise that something has gone wrong and that they will lose or fail.
eat one's hat What does "eat one's hat" mean?	to do something extraordinary or special if something that you do not think will happen actually happens (this is always used with if and is used when you are quite certain that something will	I do not think that my friend will arrive here on time. If my friend does arrive here on time I will eat my hat. I do not think that our team will win the game today. If our team does win the ga
Money is the root of all evil What does "Money is the root of all evil" mean?	money is the basic cause of all wrongdoing	Many people believe that money is the root of all evil and causes most problems in the world.
shot down What does "shot down" mean?	rejected; eliminated; destroyed

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Get One's Sea Legs Idiom