American Idioms and Expressions

Give (someone) A Fair Shake Idiom

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give (someone) a fair shake
What does give (someone) a fair shake mean?		 to treat someone fairlyOur company tries to give everyone a fair shake.
give (someone) a fair shake
What does give (someone) a fair shake mean?		 give someone fair treatmentThe man did not believe that the judge would give him a fair shake at his trial.

Some Random Idioms
raise havoc with (someone or something)
What does "raise havoc with (someone or something)" mean?		 to create confusion or disruption for or against someone or somethingThe bad weather raised havoc with our plans to clean up the area around our house.
meet the requirements (for something)
What does "meet the requirements (for something)" mean?		 fulfill the requirements for somethingThe new nurse does not meet the requirements to be a nurse in our hospital.
worthy of the name
What does "worthy of the name" mean?		 good enough to enjoy a specific nameThe restaurant is fantastic and more than worthy of the great chef's name.
as wise as an owl
What does "as wise as an owl" mean?		 very wise My grandfather is as wise as an owl and he seems to know everything.

call (someone's) bluff
What does "call (someone's) bluff" mean?		 to force someone to prove that what they are saying is true, to make someone prove that they will really do what they say they will do - usually because you do not believe them (in a card game you tr My girlfriend always said that she did not want to get married so I called her bluff and asked her to marry me. She said yes.

keep on (doing something)
What does "keep on (doing something)" mean?		 continueShe is careless and keeps on making the same mistakes over and over.
by all accounts
What does "by all accounts" mean?		 from all reports, from what everyone is sayingBy all accounts the new manager is a very good person.
loonie
What does "loonie" mean?		 crazy; nuts; insane
see stars
What does "see stars" mean?		 to think that one is seeing stars as a result of being hit on the headWhen I was hit by the opposing player I fell to the ground and began to see stars.
Great Scott
What does "Great Scott" mean?		 An exclamation of surprise.
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