American Idioms and Expressions

Have The Green Light Idiom

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have the green light What does have the green light mean?	to have a signal to start or continue something	The company finally has the green light to start the project.
have the green light What does have the green light mean?	to have a signal to start or continue something	The company finally has the green light to start the project. pink Idioms
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by the dozen What does "by the dozen" mean?	twelve at a time	We usually buy bottles of water by the dozen.

put (someone's) nose out of joint What does "put (someone's) nose out of joint" mean?	to offend someone, to cause someone to feel insulted	I put my friend's nose out of joint when I asked him to give back the money that he had borrowed from me.
spike What does "spike" mean?	put alcohol into a non-alcoholic drink.	Who spiked the punch?
stand on one's head (to do something) What does "stand on one's head (to do something)" mean?	to make a great effort to do something	I did everything but stand on my head to help my friend get a job.
packed in like sardines What does "packed in like sardines" mean?	to be packed in very tightly	The commuters were packed in like sardines in the subway car.
commo What does "commo" mean?	communications, especially radio
High as a kite What does "High as a kite" mean?	If someone's as high as a kite, it means they have had too much to drink or are under the influence of drugs.

hit the bottle What does "hit the bottle" mean?	drink too much alcohol	She started to hit the bottle soon after her divorce.
have other/bigger fish to fry What does "have other/bigger fish to fry" mean?	to have other more important things to do, to have other opportunities	I have other fish to fry and I do not plan to spend any more time talking about my friend's problems.
double check (something) What does "double check (something)" mean?	to check something again to confirm that it is correct	We plan to double check the price of the new product before the price list is printed.
raise the ante What does "raise the ante" mean?	increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)	increase what is at stake or under discussion in a dispute or conflict (an ante is the amount of money that you put on the table before beginning a card game)The government raised the ante when they decided to cancel the contract of the health care workers.

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