Have A Cow Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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have a cow What does have a cow mean?	to become very angry and upset about something	Our teacher had a cow when he discovered that nobody had prepared for the class.
have a cow What does have a cow mean?	to become very angry and upset about something	Our teacher had a cow when nobody prepared for the class.
have a cow What does have a cow mean?	to become very angry and upset about something	Our teacher had a cow when nobody prepared for the class.
	Some Random Idioms
on the bench What does "on the bench" mean?	to be directing a session of court (usually a judge)	The new judge was on the bench for three days last week.

throw the book at (someone) What does "throw the book at (someone)" mean?	to punish someone as severely as possible, to make as many charges as possible against someone	The criminal was not sorry for his crime so the judge decided to throw the book at him.
Keep your eyes peeled What does "Keep your eyes peeled" mean?	If you keep your eyes peeled, you stay alert or watchful.
in two shakes of a lamb's tail What does "in two shakes of a lamb's tail" mean?	very quickly	I promised that I would meet my friend in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
out of sight, out of mind. What does "out of sight, out of mind." mean?	if you do not see something then you will not think about it	The chocolates were out of sight, out of mind and nobody thought about them.
fire a gun What does "fire a gun" mean?	to shoot a gun	I fired a gun for the first time at my uncle's farm.
fish in troubled waters What does "fish in troubled waters" mean?	to involve oneself in a difficult or dangerous situation in order to gain an advantage	The politician was fishing in troubled waters in order to gather information related to the scandal.
ball What does "ball" mean?	testicle

firsthand What does "firsthand" mean?	directly	I learned the news from my sister firsthand.
in one's salad days What does "in one's salad days" mean?	in one's youth	My aunt was a beautiful woman in her salad days.
do (someone) one better What does "do (someone) one better" mean?	to do something superior to what someone else has done	I decided to do my friend one better and volunteer for three weeks rather than two weeks.
count noses What does "count noses" mean?	to count people	The teacher stopped to count noses before the students got on the bus.
all talk (and no action) What does "all talk (and no action)" mean?	to talk about doing something but never really do it	Our boss was all talk and no action and nothing new was ever done in our department.

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Have A Cow Idiom