American Idioms and Expressions

Have A Screw Loose Idiom

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have a screw loose
What does have a screw loose mean?		 act in a strange way, be foolishHe is a very strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.
have a screw loose
What does have a screw loose mean?		 to act in a strange way, to be foolish, to be crazy The man is very strange. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.


Some Random Idioms
teach someone a lesson
What does "teach someone a lesson" mean?		 do something to someone in order to punish them for their bad behaviorMy friend was always late so I taught her a lesson and left our meeting place before she had arrived.
sweat (something) out
What does "sweat (something) out" mean?		 to wait anxiously for something, to worry about somethingI spent the day sweating out whether or not I would get the job.
blow one's stack
What does "blow one's stack" mean?		 to become very angry The customer blew his stack when they refused to exchange his purchase at the store.

You can't please everyone.
What does "You can't please everyone." mean?		 it is not possible to make everyone happyYou can't please everyone and somebody in the class was always unhappy with what the teacher chose to do.
come off
What does "come off" mean?		 to be successful, to happenThe party came off without any problems so everyone was very happy.
sofa spud
What does "sofa spud" mean?		lazy person who watches television, movies, or plays video games
silly season
What does "silly season" mean?		 the time of the year (late summer) when there is no important news and news reporters focus on unimportant thingsIt was the end of summer and the silly season for the news media.
have a finger in the pie
What does "have a finger in the pie" mean?		 be involved in somethingThe man has his finger in the pie of many businesses.
catch (someone) off balance
What does "catch (someone) off balance" mean?		 to surprise someone who is not preparedWe were caught off balance when we discovered that our business license was no good.
a copycat
What does "a copycat" mean?		 someone who copies another person`s work etc. The boy is a copycat and copies the other students' work.

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