American Idioms and Expressions

Have One's Head In The Clouds Idiom

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have one's head in the clouds
What does have one's head in the clouds mean?
be unaware of what is going onThe boy has his head in the clouds and doesn't think about what is going on around him.
have one's head in the clouds
What does have one's head in the clouds mean?
to be unaware of what is going onThe store clerk usually has his head in the clouds and makes many mistakes.

Some Random Idioms
no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose
What does "no skin off (someone's) teeth/nose" mean?
no difficulty for someoneIt will be no skin off my teeth if the meeting is not held.
a brush with death
What does "a brush with death" mean?
a near-death experience The man had a brush with death in the car accident.

set type
What does "set type" mean?
to arrange type for printingThe small printing company worked all night to set type for the local paper.
fall ill
What does "fall ill" mean?
to become ill My father fell ill with a cold last week.

at sixes and sevens
What does "at sixes and sevens" mean?
to be in confusion or disagreementEverybody has been at sixes and sevens since they opened the new school.
hit a plateau
What does "hit a plateau" mean?
reach a certain level of activity/sales and then stopThe performance of the basketball team hit a plateau and then declined.
get it on
What does "get it on" mean?
have sexual relations
catch (someone) red-handed
What does "catch (someone) red-handed" mean?
to catch someone in the middle of doing something wrongThe woman was caught red-handed when she tried to steal some cosmetics.
turn out
What does "turn out" mean?
to be found or known, to prove to be trueIt turned out that more people came to the party than we expected.
plow into (someone or something)
What does "plow into (someone or something)" mean?
to crash into someone or something with forceThe truck plowed into the group of people waiting for the bus.
at a stretch
What does "at a stretch" mean?
continuously My friend sometimes works for three weeks at a stretch.

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