Goose Egg Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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goose egg What does goose egg mean?	zero; score of zero.	My score on the test: goose egg.
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haul asss What does "haul asss" mean?	hurry out of a place.	Time to haul ass out of here before the cops show up.

put (someone) on the spot What does "put (someone) on the spot" mean?	to ask someone embarrassing questions	The teacher put me on the spot with her questions during the class.
get-up-and-go What does "get-up-and-go" mean?	energy, enthusiasm, drive	The man has lots of get-up-and-go and it is difficult to follow him around.
party animal What does "party animal" mean?	person who loves parties
for the duration (of something) What does "for the duration (of something)" mean?	for the whole time that something continues	We had to use the outside classroom for the duration of the semester.
sell (something) out What does "sell (something) out" mean?	to sell all of something	They sold the concert out in every city that it went to.
You don't say! What does "You don't say!" mean?	: Really? / Is that really true?	A: "Have you heard the news? Jessica got married!"B: "You don't say!"
or else What does "or else" mean?	or suffer the consequences	The teacher told the students to be quiet or else.
take a turn for the worse What does "take a turn for the worse" mean?	to become sicker	My aunt took a turn for the worse last week and she is still in the hospital.
Shed light What does "Shed light" mean?	If you shed light on something, you make it clearer and easier to understand.
sew (something) up What does "sew (something) up" mean?	to complete or secure something	The candidate for the nomination sewed up his victory last week.
hate (someone`s) guts What does "hate (someone`s) guts" mean?	feel very strong dislike for someone	I absolutely hate the apartment manager's guts after she caused me so many problems.

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Goose Egg Idiom