American Idioms and Expressions

Hit Parade Idiom

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hit parade What does hit parade mean?	a list of songs arranged in order of popularity	We listened to all the songs on the hit parade last night.
hit parade What does hit parade mean?	a list of songs arranged in order of popularity	We listened to all the songs on the hit parade last night.
	Some Random Idioms
brush up on (something) What does "brush up on (something)" mean?	to review something that one has already learned	I am going to brush up on my English before my trip to New York.

gook What does "gook" mean?	Korean; Korean person
Nice as pie What does "Nice as pie" mean?	If a person is nice as pie, they are surprisingly very kind and friendly. "After our argument, she was nice as pie!"
hear (someone) out What does "hear (someone) out" mean?	listen to everything that someone has to say	We went to the meeting to hear the manager out about the new building.
Step up to the plate What does "Step up to the plate" mean?	If someone steps up to the plate, they take on or accept a challenge or a responsibility.
do a snow job on (someone) What does "do a snow job on (someone)" mean?	to deceive or confuse someone	The salesman tried to do a snow job on me but I did not believe him.

for days/hours on end What does "for days/hours on end" mean?	for many days/hours	The man is able to go without sleep for days on end.
take attendance What does "take attendance" mean?	to record the names of persons who are attending school or something similar	After our teacher took attendance we began to do our math lesson.
the hair of the dog that bit one What does "the hair of the dog that bit one" mean?	a drink of alcohol that one takes when recovering from a hangover	The man had the hair of the dog that bit him before he ate breakfast.
Well-oiled What does "Well-oiled" mean?	If someone is well-oiled, they have drunk a lot.
dyed-in-the-wool What does "dyed-in-the-wool" mean?	permanent, stubborn	The man is a dyed-in-the-wool conservative and will never change.
do one's duty What does "do one's duty" mean?	to do one's job or what is expected of one	The guard was doing his duty when he began to ask the customer questions. do one`s part - to make one's expected contribution to a gro

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