Gusto Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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gusto What does gusto mean?	verve; courage
	Some Random Idioms
So on and so forth What does "So on and so forth" mean?	And so on and so forth mean the same as etcetera (etc.).
frighten (someone) to death What does "frighten (someone) to death" mean?	to frighten someone severely	I almost frightened the woman to death when I met her on the dark stairs.
salt away (money) What does "salt away (money)" mean?	to save money	My uncle salted away thousands of dollars before he died.
Like a beached whale What does "Like a beached whale" mean?	Once a whale is on a beach, it cannot get back into the easily, so if you are completely stuck somewhere and can't get away, you are stranded like a beached whale.
nothing to write home about What does "nothing to write home about" mean?	nothing exciting or interesting happened	"Did anything interesting happen during your holiday."
step up (something) What does "step up (something)" mean?	to make something go faster, to increase something	Recently we had to step up our effort to hire some new computer programmers for our company.
come out for (something) What does "come out for (something)" mean?	to appear for something, to attend something	Many people came out for the concert in the park.
in the works What does "in the works" mean?	in preparation, being planned or worked on	Don`t worry about whether or not we will be building the new computer lab. It is definitely in the works.
put out (something) What does "put out (something)" mean?	to produce/make something	The company decided to put out a newsletter for the employees.
drop everything What does "drop everything" mean?	to stop doing what you are doing	When the fire alarm rang we dropped everything and went outside.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.

American Idioms and Expressions

Gusto Idiom