Hang A Left Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hang a left What does hang a left mean?	turn to the left	We drove to the end of the block and hung a left there.
hang a left What does hang a left mean?	make a left turn
hang a left What does hang a left mean?	to turn to the left	We must hang a left at the end of the block.
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regular as clockwork What does "regular as clockwork" mean?	to be very dependable and regular	The bus comes by our house as regular as clockwork every morning.
take (something) at face value What does "take (something) at face value" mean?	to take something that is said on its surface	I took my friend's comments at face value.
(go) haywire What does "(go) haywire" mean?	become broken or confused	The plan went haywire when our directions became confused.
heart of gold What does "heart of gold" mean?	a kind/generous/forgiving personality	My grandmother has a heart of gold and everyone loves her.
cast aspersions on (someone) What does "cast aspersions on (someone)" mean?	to make insulting remarks about someone	The woman is always casting aspersions on her colleagues at work.
throw away a chance or opportunity What does "throw away a chance or opportunity" mean?	to fail to make use of a chance or opportunity	My cousin threw away a chance to get a good education when he began to work when he was very young.

sucker What does "sucker" mean?	thing; object; device
join hands What does "join hands" mean?	hold hands with other people	Everybody in the group joined hands at the end of the meeting.
hold forth What does "hold forth" mean?	offer, propose	The company held forth a proposal to give all of the employees a bonus in the summer.
catch up to (someone or something) What does "catch up to (someone or something)" mean?	move fast or work hard to reach someone or something that is ahead of you	After my illness I had to study very hard to catch up to the rest of the class.

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Hang A Left Idiom