Have An Accident Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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have an accident What does have an accident mean?	experience something that was not intended	I had an accident on my way to work this morning.
have an accident What does have an accident mean?	to experience something that was not intended	I had an accident on my way to work this morning.
	Some Random Idioms
slip of the tongue What does "slip of the tongue" mean?	a mistake of saying something that one did not want to say, an error of speech	I made a slip of the tongue when I told the unpopular woman that we will have a party soon.

Face the music What does "Face the music" mean?	To accept the truth.	It's time to face the music on your donut addiction. Comes from the British military. When someone was court marshaled, there would be a military drum squad playing, hence face the music. The term "drummed out of the military" came from this practice....
on the dot What does "on the dot" mean?	to be right on time	He always arrives for his meetings on the dot.
bad hair day What does "bad hair day" mean?	a day when everything seems to go wrong (just like when you cannot make your hair look attractive)	Yesterday was a bad hair day and everything went wrong for me.
follow through on/with (something) What does "follow through on/with (something)" mean?	to finish an action, to keep a promise	Our boss said that wages would improve soon but he never followed through with his promise.
cut one's eyeteeth on (something) What does "cut one's eyeteeth on (something)" mean?	to have much experience with something, to have done something since one was very young	My cousin cut his eyeteeth on fixing computers and now he is an expert at it.

spot What does "spot" mean?	lend somebody something.	Can you spot me ten dollars?
Turn up like a bad penny What does "Turn up like a bad penny" mean?	If someone turns up like a bad penny, they go somewhere where they are not wanted.
with it What does "with it" mean?	alert and knowledgeable	My grandmother was not really with it just before she passed away.
two cents worth What does "two cents worth" mean?	an opinion (that is not asked for)	My friend is always talking and I never have a chance to put in my two cents worth.
in a world of one`s own What does "in a world of one`s own" mean?	in deep thought or concentration, not caring about other people	He is always in a world of his own and doesn`t notice what other people say or think.

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Have An Accident Idiom