Give Me Five Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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give me five What does give me five mean?	a request to touch hands as a form of greeting or agreement
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quick one What does "quick one" mean?	sexual relations done quickly
eat What does "eat" mean?	pay for the costs or expenses associated with something
lay eyes on (someone or something) What does "lay eyes on (someone or something)" mean?	see someone or something	I have never laid eyes on a more beautiful dog in my life.
be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand What does "be dealt a bad hand/deal someone a bad hand" mean?	receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something	receive or give someone bad cards in a card game, receive disadvantages in something The boy was dealt a bad hand when he was a child and always was at a disadvantage in his life.
a fine-toothed/tooth comb What does "a fine-toothed/tooth comb" mean?	a very careful check of something	We went over the apartment with a fine-toothed comb but I could not find my watch.
out like a light What does "out like a light" mean?	to have fallen asleep very quickly	I went to bed early last night and I was out like a light.

yucky What does "yucky" mean?	: terrible; distasteful; very unpleasant.	"Don't eat the soup at the cafeteria. It'syucky!"
take a fancy/liking to (someone or something) What does "take a fancy/liking to (someone or something)" mean?	to develop a fondness or a preference for someone or something	The woman took a fancy to the new person who she was working with.
rabbit What does "rabbit" mean?	flee; run away; escape.	He's rabbiting. I'm going after him.
test market a product What does "test market a product" mean?	to research whether or not a product will be successful by selling it in a particular market or by choosing people to use the product for a specified period of time and receiving comments from them	The computer company will begin to test market their new computer in several cities soon.
the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing What does "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing" mean?	there is not good communication in an organization so one part of the organization does not know what the other part is doing	The assistant manager knows nothing about what the manager is doing in the company. The right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.

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