Hit The Spot Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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hit the spot What does hit the spot mean?	refresh or satisfy	Drinking the lemonade after the baseball game really hit the spot.
hit the spot What does hit the spot mean?	to refresh you or satisfy you	Drinking the lemonade after the baseball game hit the spot.
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rag What does "rag" mean?	newspaper

Talk of the town What does "Talk of the town" mean?	When everybody is talking about particular people and events, they are he talk of the town.
bear fruit What does "bear fruit" mean?	to yield or give results	The girl's hard work began to bear fruit when she won the dance contest.
as sober as a judge What does "as sober as a judge" mean?	alert and completely sober, not drunk, very formal	My father is always as sober as a judge when he gets into his car to drive.
believe one`s eyes What does "believe one`s eyes" mean?	to believe what one is seeing	We could not believe our eyes when we saw the three bears on the highway.
heap What does "heap" mean?	old, unreliable vehicle (usually a car) in poor condition

creature comforts What does "creature comforts" mean?	things that make people comfortable	We had no creature comforts during our trip to South America.
Grease monkey What does "Grease monkey" mean?	A grease monkey is an idiomatic term for a mechanic.
get one's walking papers What does "get one's walking papers" mean?	to get fired	The young man got his walking papers for being late too often.
get (something) out in the open What does "get (something) out in the open" mean?	to stop hiding a fact or a secret	The lawyers tried to get things out in the open during the trial.
across the board What does "across the board" mean?	equally for everyone or everything	The taxes have increased across the board and everyone must pay more.

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Hit The Spot Idiom