American Idioms and Expressions

Hump Idiom

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hump What does hump mean?	have sexual relations
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Every man jack What does "Every man jack" mean?	If every man jack was involved in something, it is an emphatic way of saying that absolutely everybody was involved.

Lord love a duck What does "Lord love a duck" mean?	An exclamation used when nothing else will fit. Often fitting when one is stunned or dismayed.
give (someone) an earful What does "give (someone) an earful" mean?	to talk to someone in order to criticize or complain about something	I met my supervisor on the weekend and I decided to give her an earful about my job.
clue (someone) in What does "clue (someone) in" mean?	to inform someone about something	We tried to clue the principal in about why the students were absent.
a cat in gloves catches no mice What does "a cat in gloves catches no mice" mean?	if you are too careful and polite you may not get what you want	A cat in gloves catches no mice and I advised my friend that he should be more aggressive at work or he will not be successful. catch
DQ What does "DQ" mean?	Dairy Queen
At daggers drawn What does "At daggers drawn" mean?	If people are at daggers drawn, they are very angry and close to violence.
take (something) out on (someone or something) What does "take (something) out on (someone or something)" mean?	to direct one's anger or fear onto someone or something	The woman often takes her anger out on her husband.
know (something) in one's bones What does "know (something) in one's bones" mean?	know and sense something, have an intuition about something	I know it in my bones that I am not going to pass my English exam.
so much the better What does "so much the better" mean?	all to the better	"So much the better, if extra people help us then we can get the work done quickly."

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