Huff And Puff Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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huff and puff What does huff and puff mean?	breathe very hard	I was huffing and puffing when I reached the top of the stairs.
huff and puff What does huff and puff mean?	to breathe very hard	I was huffing and puffing when I reached the top of the stairs.
huff and puff What does huff and puff mean?	to breathe very hard	I was huffing and puffing after I walked up several floors in our apartment building.
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take umbrage at (something) What does "take umbrage at (something)" mean?	to feel that one has been insulted by something	The man took umbrage at the comments that were directed at him by his supervisor.
engage in small talk What does "engage in small talk" mean?	to talk about minor things rather than more important things	The sale staff engaged in small talk before the meeting.
turn (something) to good account What does "turn (something) to good account" mean?	to make good use of a situation/experience	We were able to turn our experience with the income tax office to good account when we began to look at our business practices.
fall over backwards (to do something) What does "fall over backwards (to do something)" mean?	to do everything possible to do something or please someone	The teacher fell over backwards to help his students.
Keep your nose to the grindstone What does "Keep your nose to the grindstone" mean?	If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you work hard and seriously.
do as you would be done by What does "do as you would be done by" mean?	treat other people the way that you would like them to treat you	"If you do not want people to criticize you, then you should not criticize other people. Remember to do as you would be done by."

a snow job What does "a snow job" mean?	insincere or exaggerated talk designed to gain the favors of someone	His presentation at the meeting was a snow job.
face value What does "face value" mean?	the truth of something on the surface	The woman is a very nice person but you must take what she says at face value.
break out in (something) What does "break out in (something)" mean?	to begin showing a rash or other skin disorder	I broke out in a terrible rash after eating the raw shrimp at the restaurant.
in full swing What does "in full swing" mean?	full capacity, greatest activity	full capacity, greatest activityThe basketball season was in full swing when we decided to buy season's tickets.
par for the course What does "par for the course" mean?	what is normal or expected in a given situation (in golf par is the usual number of strokes needed to go around a golf course)	what is normal or expected in a given situation (in golf par is the usual number of strokes needed to go around a golf course)A bad attitude at work is par for the course for that supervisor and it is something that management must deal with.
throw oneself at the mercy of the court What does "throw oneself at the mercy of the court" mean?	ask a judge for mercy when being sentenced for a crime	The man knew that he had no excuse for what he had done so all that he could do was throw himself at the mercy of the court and hope for a light sentence.

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Huff And Puff Idiom