Go Dutch Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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go Dutch What does go Dutch mean?	to each pay for themselves (used for two people)	We always go Dutch when we go on a date.
go Dutch What does go Dutch mean?	to share in the cost of a meal or some other event	We decided to go Dutch when we went to the restaurant for dinner.
go dutch What does go dutch mean?	a date where each person pays half of the expenses	a date where each person pays half of the expensesIn university many of the students had little money so they often went dutch when they were on a date.
go Dutch What does go Dutch mean?	to each pay for themselves (used for two people)	We always go Dutch when we go on a date.
go Dutch What does go Dutch mean?	to share in the cost of a meal or some other event	We decided to go Dutch when we went to the restaurant for dinner.
	Some Random Idioms
get the brush-off What does "get the brush-off" mean?	to be ignored or sent away	I got the brush-off when I asked the girl to dance.

quick on the trigger What does "quick on the trigger" mean?	to be quick to respond to something, to be quick to draw a gun and shoot	The man was too quick on the trigger and should have thought more carefully about what he was going to say.
Blood and thunder What does "Blood and thunder" mean?	An emotional speech or performance is full of blood and thunder.
have a big head What does "have a big head" mean?	to think that you are better than everyone else, to be conceited	My friend has a big head now that he has won the speech contest at university.
poser What does "poser" mean?	person who pretends to be what he or she is not
take one's eye off the ball What does "take one's eye off the ball" mean?	fail to keep one's attention focused on the ball or the matter at hand	fail to keep one's attention focused on the ball or the matter at handHe took his eye off the ball for only a second and the other team quickly scored a goal.

a bat out of hell What does "a bat out of hell" mean?	very fast (bats are not birds but are mammals that can fly)	The man left here like a bat out of hell. I do not know why he was in such a hurry.
piss What does "piss" mean?	low-quality beer or liquor
in less than no time What does "in less than no time" mean?	very quickly	My friend had to go to the bank but in less than no time he returned to my house.
Big Apple What does "Big Apple" mean?	New York City
run around like a chicken with its head cut off What does "run around like a chicken with its head cut off" mean?	to be in a state of chaos, to run around with what seems to be no purpose	I spent the morning running around like a chicken with its head cut off when I heard that my mother was in the hospital.
eat crow What does "eat crow" mean?	to admit that one is mistaken or defeated or wrong	Our boss was forced to eat crow when the figures that he presented at the meeting were wrong.

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Go Dutch Idiom