Head Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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head What does head mean?	person
head What does head mean?	toilet; bathroom; restroom
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get (someone) down What does "get (someone) down" mean?	to make someone unhappy, to cause discouragement	The long commuting time is getting my friend down so she wants to quit her job.
break a habit What does "break a habit" mean?	to end a habit	My sister worked very hard to break her habit of eating too much chocolate.
full-fledged What does "full-fledged" mean?	complete, having everything that is needed to be something	My cousin became a full-fledged accountant last year.
Tomorrow's another day What does "Tomorrow's another day" mean?	This means that things might turn out better or that there might be another opportunity in the future.
What's cooking? What does "What's cooking?" mean?	When you ask what's cooking it means you want to know what's happening.
wrap (something) up What does "wrap (something) up" mean?	bring something to an end	We wrapped up the meeting before dinner and went home.
sage advice What does "sage advice" mean?	very good and wise advice	I waited for my friend to ask me for my sage advice regarding his problems.

follow the crowd What does "follow the crowd" mean?	to do what everyone else is doing	We decided to follow the crowd and go to the basketball game.
shoot up (drugs) What does "shoot up (drugs)" mean?	to take drugs by injecting them	We were going to a movie when we saw someone shooting up heroin in the alley.
as far as possible What does "as far as possible" mean?	as much as possible	We went as far as possible with the project before we had to stop. We plan to drive as far as possible tomorrow.
birthday suit What does "birthday suit" mean?	a completely naked body	The little boy was running down the street in his birthday suit.
eyes are bigger than one`s stomach What does "eyes are bigger than one`s stomach" mean?	one takes more food than one can eat	My eyes were bigger than my stomach when I went to the restaurant and ordered too much food.
pull out all the stops What does "pull out all the stops" mean?	to use all of one's energy and effort to achieve something	My mother pulled out all the stops to make a great graduation party for my sister.

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