American Idioms and Expressions

Get One's Walking Papers Idiom

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get one's walking papers
What does get one's walking papers mean?		 to get firedThe young man got his walking papers for being late too often.

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Keep someone at arm's length
What does "Keep someone at arm's length" mean?		 If you keep someone or something at arm's length, you keep a safe distance away from them.
in accordance with (something)
What does "in accordance with (something)" mean?		 conforming to somethingThe new contract was written in accordance with the new employment law.
do time
What does "do time" mean?		 to spend time in prisonThe man was doing time when we first heard about him.
gray matter
What does "gray matter" mean?		 brains, intelligenceI wish that my friend would use his gray matter more effectively when he is making his crazy plans.
come away empty-handed
What does "come away empty-handed" mean?		 to return without anything The man came away empty-handed after shopping all morning.

set out to (do something)
What does "set out to (do something)" mean?		 to decide and begin to try to do something, to attempt to do somethingMy friend set out to learn Spanish when he went to Mexico.
VIP
What does "VIP" mean?		 Very Important Person Very Important PersonThe football player was given the VIP treatment when he went to visit his hometown.
as the crow flies
What does "as the crow flies" mean?		 by the most direct way, along a straight line between two placesAs the crow flies it is about six kilometers between my house and downtown.
take issue with (someone)
What does "take issue with (someone)" mean?		 to argue with someone, to dispute a point with someoneI decided to take issue with my supervisor when he began to criticize my work.
all in
What does "all in" mean?		 to be tired, to be exhaustedI am all in and will go to bed early tonight.
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